“Regardless,” located in the parish of St. Andrew, holds a deep personal and historical significance for Jamaica, particularly for the Rt. Excellent Norman Manley, National Hero, former Premier, and Founder of the People’s National Party. In 1962, after the sale of their original family home, Drumblair, Norman and Edna Manley moved to “Regardless.” The sale of Drumblair, which went for £30,000 to a developer named Maurice Facey, was necessary to settle Norman Manley’s debts. As noted by Rachel Manley, the family relocated to “Regardless,” a small house built on a small parcel of land from the Drumblair estate. Edna Manley, reflecting on this transition, wrote in her diary on November 18, 1961: “Drumblair is sold, that’s the end of a very long book. I am building a little house on a toe-hold of land.”
“Regardless” was constructed by A.D. Scott around 1962, providing the Manley family a modest but peaceful retreat. In her diary, Edna Manley also described life at the new home. After sett…
