Monday, December 27, 2010
WATSON HOTEL ,BOMBAY.Watson's Hotel, currently known as the Esplanade Mansion, is India's oldest surviving cast iron building. It is located in the Kala Ghoda area of Mumbai (Bombay). Named after its original owner, John Watson, the building was fabricated in England and constructed on site between 1860 and 1863. (Wikipedia)
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Bombay GREEN (NOW HORNIMAN CIRCLE)
Bombay GREEN (NOW HORNIMAN CIRCLE)CAN SEE THE COTTON BUNDLES AND PORTERS , THE ARMY PARADE,A BAND OF YOUNG BOYS AT LEFT EXTREME WITH BUGLES AND DRUM ,ST.THOMAS CHURCH IN THE BACK GROUND,EAST INDIA COMPANY OFFICES ,SENIOR ENGLISH MILITARY OFFICER BEING CARRIED ON A DHOOLIE BY INDIAN PORTERS ARMED GUARDS WITH DRAWN SWORDS WALKING IN FRONT.ALSO IN THE BACK OF THE GROUND CAN SEE A COVERED VICTORIA HORSE CARRIAGE WITH ANOTHER MUSIC BAND PRECEDING THE CARRIAGE,[MAY BE SOME IMPORTANT ENGLISH MAN/OFFICER] [
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