Writer’s Building At Dalhousie Square Calcutta, 1900 Photo
A 1900 photo of the Writer’s Building at Dalhousie Square in Calcutta (Kolkata). Calcutta is India’s third-largest city founded by the British East India Company in 1690. Shown is the majestic Writer’s Building amidst the traffic of trams and horse carts in the beginning of the 20th century.
Constructed in 1780, Writer’s is a bit unusual name for a building. East India Company was formed to trade in the east of India. The East India Company’s clerks and junior staff were then called Writers. The building had housed these writers in the early years, hence the name Writer’s Building which stuck to this day.
After Madras (Chennai) was established by the British on the east coast in 1639, they explored to the farthest coast. Ending up at a small village near the banks of the river Hooghly, thus established a settlement. Over the years Calcutta grew from what it was first a cluster of villages. The Writer’s Building was initially a small building that evolved into a magnificently beautiful buildin. Today it is a major tourist attraction.
Read more All You Wanted To Know About ‘The History of Writer’s Building In Kolkata. See post Vintage Postcard Writer’s Building Calcutta 1900.
Did you know- Kolkata is the only city in India where trams are still chugging on the roads to the delight of tram lovers. And is the oldest running in Asia- 147 years.
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