Old Courthouse Street In British Era Calcutta, 1880 Photo
An 1880 photo of the Old Courthouse Street in British era Calcutta (Kolkata). This street stretched from Esplanade Row to Lal Bazaar in Calcutta, it was the business nerve center during the British Raj Days. Many established high-end colonial business addresses were located in this road.
The road had the unusual name of “old courthouse” this was because there was a courthouse that had no longer existed. The British Raj bestowed upon Calcutta many magnificent buildings and broad streets. This 1880 photo shows the street busy with people and horse-drawn carriages, the once famous British business establishments, and tram lines are also visible.
Read more Calcutta: Past and Present. See post Horse-Drawn Tram Kolkata – Old Photo 1880.
Did you know- that Calcutta once had an “Old Dog Racecourse Road” that was a reminder to dog races that was held in the dog racecourse by the British.
From the collection- Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” Oleograph of 1894., Broadway Road In Cantonment Bangalore, 1915 Postcard., Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Bombay, Rare 1905 Advertisement., Antique Print-Plan Of Suratta or Surat 1720
