Hamilton bridge - was called aambiltun varavathy.. this was a well known study in the way words get abrased in the daily usage.. and finally it was called as (Hamilton)ambattan varavathy(bridge). Please send the map to the groups.
It is tough to belive that a lake existed in the centre of the city. Seeing the size of the lake, on a wild imagination on that day it could have been like London on the banks of Thames.
the lake seems to be an extention of lake area in nungambakkam( its still caled so) the lake seems to have touched mount road from opposite sun t.v onwards, goes upto boag road and venkat narayana road. however it doesnt seem to have gone as far as pondy bazar. must be til the good shepherd school
also did you notice the engineering college is opposite the triump of labour statue. also queen mary's college is marked as a hotel
The map you sent me and this one has a lot of similarities and a few differences too. differences (between 1893 and 1907) is in the geographical structure, like the shape and size of lakes and other layouts. Places are more or less same.
After Saidapet, no mambalam station. for that matter, mambalam, T.Nagar appadeengara ooru pere illa. So they are later additions. Kodambakkam is pottal kadu. Saidapet appuram kodambakkam station and then chetpet. No mambalam, no nungambakkam station. I think only after loyola came into existence, Nungambakkam station would have been thought about.
DGP office is at the same location. Arcot road is called Bangalore Road.. lots of water bodies to be seen. one entire side of mount road is a lake. appadi evvalo periya lake. madrasukku 10 varusham thanni supply pannalam pola...hmm...even in those days people have made money out of water bodies. manushan marave ella....why is the Long lake/nung lake called Mylapur tank in another map...
Kistnampet is the best word in the map.
wow..what a nostalgia....good to see such things.
By the way, when did St.Thome became SANTHOME.....?
Dear Venkat Though its a bit late MMC and GGH have quite a lot of big feats MMC is older than the Royal college of England It produced the World's first female doctor( a scot or Irish) It is here Malaria parasite was discovered Leishmania was discovered there as well