Horse Drawn Trams In British Era Bombay – 2 Postcards 1900s
Two 1900s postcards of two horse-drawn trams during the British Era in Bombay (Mumbai). The first postcard shows a horse-drawn tram at the Colaba Causeway. With the Church of the Holy Name on the left. The second postcard also shows horse-drawn tram but on Hornby Road with Flora Fountain visible on the left.
The magnificent conical roofed building at the back is the Oriental Building. Pivotally located facing Flora Fountain at the crossroads of Hornby and Esplanade roads. Built in 1885, it was probably one of the first few buildings to come up at the Flora Fountain junction. It was designed by one of Bombay’s great architects F W Stevens. Stevens is best known for his work on the famous Victoria Terminus building in Bombay.
Read more Oriental Building Famous Gothic Architecture of South Bombay.
Did you know – British insurance companies were reluctant to insure the lives of Britons living in India. It was when the Oriental Life Insurance Company was established in Calcutta in 1818.
Past posts – Raja Ravi Varma’s Goddess Laxmi 2 Postcards., View of The Sea From Mahalaxmi Bombay, 1880 Photo., Taj Mahal’s Architectural Section & Plan, Rare 1911 Print., Beautiful Motor Cars In British India Era, 1908 PC.
