[www.keralites.net] Old Photos-Various Vintage Photos-Kolkata-Part69

 

 

Stature of Lord Hardinge and Ochterlony Monument - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1860's A view looking across the Maidan towards Chowringhee Road, with J.H. Foley's equestrian statue of Viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Governor-General of India from 1844-1848, in the foreground. The monument to Sir David Ochterlony, the victor of the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-1816, now renamed the Shahid Minar, a monument to Indian martyrs, is beyond. Source: British Library

Government House with the Eastern Gateway - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1860's Photographer: Samuel Bourne Government House, designed by Captain Charles Wyatt and built between 1799-1802, was the residence for the British Governors-General till 1911. The neo-classical architectural style was based on Robert Adam's design of the Derbyshire's Kedleston Hall which was completed in 1770. "The entrances, enriched with four monumental neo-classical gateways, crowned with sphinxes and lions, set the fashion for British governement houses and residencies thoughout India."   Source: British Library

View of Shipping from Hastings' Bridge - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1860's Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd Hastings Bridge crossed the Tolly Nullah, a canal off of the Hooghly River, was named after the Governor-General Marquis of Hastings (1813-1823) administration. In 1874 this suspension bridge collapsed and was replaced by a stronger bridge.   Source: British Library

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