The Bentinck Statue and Government House - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1860's

Photographer: Samuel Bourne

A view looking eastwards along Esplanade Row, with Richard Westmacott's statue of Sir William Cavendish-Bentinck, Governor-General of India from 1833-1835, in the foreground and the western entrance to Government House beyond. Government House, designed by Captain Charles Wyatt and built between 1799-1802, was the residence for the British Governors-General till 1911.

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Government House and statue of Viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Governor-General of India (1844-1848) - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1865

Photographer: Oscar Mallitte

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Two storey house in Cossipore, a northern suburb of Calcutta (Kolkata) - 1875

Photographer: W. G. Stretton

Looking across the garden towards the substantial two storey house in Cossipore, a northern suburb of Calcutta. The house is designed in the classical style, and several Europeans are posed on the verandahs.

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Orchid House at Botanical Gardens, Calcutta (Kolkata) - 1890's

Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd

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Avenue of palms, Botanical Gardens, Calcutta (Kolkata) - 1890's

Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd

Situated on the west bank of the Hooglhy River, Calcutta the Royal Botanical Gardens were founded in 1786 by Colonel Robert Kyd. The objective was to collect plants indigenous to the country and for introduction and acclimatization of plants from foreign parts. The gardens were the leading centre for botanical investigation and it was here the varieties of Assam and Darjeeling tea were developed. The gardens were also an important source for the cultivation of orchids, bamboos and palms, supplying plants to Kew and other European gardens.

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Private House at Cossipore - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1875

Photographer: W. G. Stretton

A view of part of the garden and the front of a private house, designed in the classical style, and situated in Cossipore, a northern suburb of Calcutta, with figures posed beside the carriage under the porte-cochère.

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Old Court House Street towards St Andrew''s Church, with the Great Eastern Hotel in the right foreground - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1885

Photographer: Johnston & Hoffmann

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Government House from the Garden - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1865

Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd

Government House, designed by Captain Charles Wyatt and built between 1799-1802, was the residence for the British Governors-General till 1911.

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Small Cause Court - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1878

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Medical College Hospital - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1878

General view of the Medical College Hospital, located on College Street. This Corinthian building was completed in 1852.

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United Service Club on Chowringhee Road - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1875

Photographer: W. G. Stretton

General view of the classical building, housing the United Services Club, taken from Chowringhee Road, now Jawarhalal Nehru Road, in Calcutta.

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View of local boats on the River Hooghly near Calcutta (Kolkata) - 1875

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Great Eastern Hotel and Old Court House Street - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1865

Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd

Old Court House Street is located on the eastern side of Dalhousie Square and this northern view of Old Court House Street shows St Andrew's Church in the distance, with the Great Eastern Hotel on the right.

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Scene in Dalhousie Park, Rangoon, Burma 1895

Photographer: Watts and Skeen

Dalhousie Park (now Bogyoke Aung San Park) was created by the British to plans drawn up in 1856 by William Scott of the Calcutta Botanic Gardens. It was named after Lord Dalhousie who was Governor General of India from 1848 to 1856.The park was laid out around the Kandawgyi Lake, known then as the Royal Lake, one of two lakes in northern Rangoon east of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. This is a view of the edge of the lake showing the drive which encircled it. The park was a popular subject for photographers in Rangoon for the picturesque vistas of water and landscape it gave.

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An Ornamental Pool and Palm within the Eden Gardens, Calcutta (Kolkata) - 1890's

Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd

The Eden Gardens, situated at the northern end of the Maidan, Calcutta, was named after Emily and Fanny Eden, the sisters of Lord Auckland, Governor-General from 1836-1842. The sisters tended the garden when it formed part of the Viceroy's estate and later it became a famous public garden, which now contains Calcutta Cricket Club.

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Old Court House Street from Top - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1878

Photographer: A. De Hone

Old Court House Street is located on the eastern side of Dalhousie Square. In this view, St. Andrew's Church is visible on the north corner of Old Court House Street and Lal Bazar Street.

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Old Court House Street Looking North - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1865

Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd

Old Court House Street is located on the eastern side of Dalhousie Square. In this view, St. Andrew's Church is visible on the north corner of Old Court House Street and Lal Bazar Street.

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St. Andrew's Church at Dalhousie Square - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1878

General view of the facade of St Andrew's, built in 1818, was also known as the Scotch Church, on the corner of Dalhousie Square.

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Telegraph Office, Calcutta (Kolkata) - 1878

Photographer: James Humpidge and Company

Construction of the Telegraph Office started in 1873 on the corner of Old Court House Street and Hare Street, at the south-west corner of Dalhousie Square (now BBD Bagh).

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