The Mayo Hall In British Era Bangalore – 2 Postcards 1900s
Two postcards (1903 & 1911) of the Municipal Office & Magistrate Court or Mayo Hall in British Era Bangalore (Bengaluru). One of the postcards is an oilette of the Mayo Hall building, the other postcard is a photo image. The Hall is located at South Parade, now MG Road. Although not visible here, it had an all-around scenic view of Parade Ground and Ulsoor Lake on one side, and the Race Course and Brigade Grounds on the other.
The Hall houses the municipal office and civil courts even today. The text on the back of the oilette states that “Bangalore is the capital of the native state of Mysore and the largest British Cantonment in South India. Since 1881 when Mysore was restored to an upright and well-educated Rajah, it has been a model state. As excellent a specimen of administrative efficiency as India can show.”
The Rajah referred to was Krishna Raja Wodeyar IV the Maharaja of Mysore. The Wodeyar Kingdom was essentially nominal, after the rise of the self-proclaimed sultans Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan. Both Hyder Ali and later Tipu Sultan conquered a vast territory in South India. However. after the defeat and death of Tipu Sultan in the Anglo-Mysore War of 1799, the territories were divided amongst their opponents the British, Marathas, Nizam, and so on. After the Anglo-Mysore Wars, the British restored the Wodeyars to their Mysore throne. Click on the image to enlarge.
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Did you know- the Mayo Hall was built in tribute to Lord Mayo the Viceroy of British India from 1869 till he was assassinated in Port Blair in 1872.
From the collection- 1964 M. Suriyamoorthy Charcoal Art Abstract (#12)., Grand Procession Delhi Durbar 1903 – Old Photo., Floating Dock British Era Bombay – Old Print 1872.
