| RCS/Y3022L contains: |
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| 1 |
Rampart Row from Cathedral High School, Bombay |
| 2 |
Public Works Department Offices, Bombay |
| 3 |
Queen's Road perspective, Bombay |
| 4 |
Bholeswar Street, Bombay |
| 5 |
Women selling' fuel for native use [Bombay] |
| 6 |
Caves of Elephanta |
| 7 |
Caves of Elephanta |
| 8 |
Jumma Musjid and Quadrangle |
| 9 |
Mausoleum of Emperor Humayon |
| 10 |
The Kutab Minar |
| 11 |
Iron Pillar and Great Arch near the Kutab |
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R. Elsy Collection on India and Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka]
| Title |
Public Works Department Offices, Bombay |
| Reference |
Y3022L/2 |
| Covering Dates |
1880–1889 (The date is approximate.) |
| Extent and Medium |
Fair condition, some fading at edges. |
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| Content and context |
229x185mm. View looking south-west past the Floral Fountain towards the Public Works Department Offices on Rampart Row. These buildings, in Venetian Gothic style with arcaded end bays in polychrome stone and a central twin pyramidal roof turret with finials, were designed by (General Sir) Henry St Clair Wilkins (1828-1896) and erected 1869-72. Wilkins also designed another of Bombay's finest Gothic buildings, the Secretariat. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| Bombay |
| India |
| No further on-line information. |
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