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Egmore Station of South Indian Railway Company, c.1930's, Madras.
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Lot 16
Egmore Station of South Indian Railway Company, c.1930's, Madras.
Estimate : 5,000 - 10,000
This is a beautiful view of Egmore Station, which was privately owned by the South Indian Railway Company from 1908 to 1946.

“Work began on the station, considered to be larger than London’s Charing Cross, with dimensions of 300ft by 70ft. The design was by Henry Irwin and E. C. Bird. The contractor was T. Samynada Pillai of Bangalore who also ­constructed the Madura and Trichinopoly stations of the SIR. The Egmore ­station cost Rs. 17 lakh to build and was completed in 1908. It was one of the early instances of usage of concrete in Madras. The structure also had another first " incorporation of Dravidian motifs within the Indo-Saracenic genre. The station has had two extensions " one in 1930 and another in 1980. Rather surprisingly, the later addition is more in keeping with the original design than the earlier one " its pyramidal and truncated domes having been described as ­bulbous and squat and “far from an architectural masterpiece”. The elephant logo of the SIR can still be seen over the entrance porch. There were other attractions " a drive-in platform and a stained-glass-and-timber dream of a refreshment room, the latter operated by Spencer’s.” (V.Sriram, 2014, Chennai Landmark " The Egmore Station) 
Hammer Price :
3,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 320.00
Total
3,520
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This is a beautiful view of Egmore Station, which was privately owned by the South Indian Railway Company from 1908 to 1946.

“Work began on the station, considered to be larger than London’s Charing Cross, with dimensions of 300ft by 70ft. The design was by Henry Irwin and E. C. Bird. The contractor was T. Samynada Pillai of Bangalore who also ­constructed the Madura and Trichinopoly stations of the SIR. The Egmore ­station cost Rs. 17 lakh to build and was completed in 1908. It was one of the early instances of usage of concrete in Madras. The structure also had another first " incorporation of Dravidian motifs within the Indo-Saracenic genre. The station has had two extensions " one in 1930 and another in 1980. Rather surprisingly, the later addition is more in keeping with the original design than the earlier one " its pyramidal and truncated domes having been described as ­bulbous and squat and “far from an architectural masterpiece”. The elephant logo of the SIR can still be seen over the entrance porch. There were other attractions " a drive-in platform and a stained-glass-and-timber dream of a refreshment room, the latter operated by Spencer’s.” (V.Sriram, 2014, Chennai Landmark " The Egmore Station) 

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