Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The new Oriental Bank and Share-Market, Bombay, 1865

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The new Oriental Bank and Share-Market, Bombay, 1865. 'The style of architecture is Italian; but, while the lower portion is wholly built of stone and rusticated, the upper stories are of pointed brick...It has been erected from the design of the late Mr. William Tracey, civil engineer...The building on the right is the one which was temporarily occupied by the Bank of Bombay...The Share Market is held in the vicinity of the Oriental Bank, which is the most suitable locality, not only because it is contiguous to most of the banks, but also because here the crowd or mob of brokers, composed for