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Moore Market, c.1930's, Madras.
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Lot 21
Moore Market, c.1930's, Madras.
Estimate : 7,000 - 12,000
This photograph is a rare view of Moore Market from the 1930’s. The market gets its name from Sir George Moore, who was the President of the Corporation of Madras from 1886 to 1902. “His (Sir George Moore) tenure as President is best remembered for the building of Moore Market. Till its construction, the principal market for Madras was the Popham’s Market on Broadway. Long condemned as unsanitary it was allowed to remain till the 1880s when thanks to Sir George, a site for the new market was identified at a corner of People’s Park, close to the Central Station of today. The old Popham’s Market was demolished and on its site came up Loane’s Park, named after Samuel Joshua Loane who was Chief Engineer of the Madras Corporation. It is now Sriramulu Park, named after a Mayor of Madras.” “Sir George laid the foundation stone for Moore Market in 1898. Designed by RE Ellis in the Indo-Saracenic style in a series of quadrangles enclosing shops, it was constructed by A Subramania Iyer. Praised as the most modern market of its times, it had separate sections for vegetables, flowers and meat. Later it became well known for gramophone records, books, toys, clothes and antiques. The market was gutted in 1985 and demolished later. The Suburban Railway terminal stands on its site and fronting it, in a small park is an exquisite but badly maintained replica of Moore Market.” (V. Sriram, 2012, Moore, of Moore Market, Gymkhana Magazine)
Hammer Price :
5,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 500.00
Total
5,500
The lot has ended
  • Collection: Oleographs, Lithographs, woodcut prints, etching, and screen- and offset prints Collection: Oleographs, Lithographs, woodcut prints, etching, and screen- and offset prints
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This photograph is a rare view of Moore Market from the 1930’s. The market gets its name from Sir George Moore, who was the President of the Corporation of Madras from 1886 to 1902. “His (Sir George Moore) tenure as President is best remembered for the building of Moore Market. Till its construction, the principal market for Madras was the Popham’s Market on Broadway. Long condemned as unsanitary it was allowed to remain till the 1880s when thanks to Sir George, a site for the new market was identified at a corner of People’s Park, close to the Central Station of today. The old Popham’s Market was demolished and on its site came up Loane’s Park, named after Samuel Joshua Loane who was Chief Engineer of the Madras Corporation. It is now Sriramulu Park, named after a Mayor of Madras.” “Sir George laid the foundation stone for Moore Market in 1898. Designed by RE Ellis in the Indo-Saracenic style in a series of quadrangles enclosing shops, it was constructed by A Subramania Iyer. Praised as the most modern market of its times, it had separate sections for vegetables, flowers and meat. Later it became well known for gramophone records, books, toys, clothes and antiques. The market was gutted in 1985 and demolished later. The Suburban Railway terminal stands on its site and fronting it, in a small park is an exquisite but badly maintained replica of Moore Market.” (V. Sriram, 2012, Moore, of Moore Market, Gymkhana Magazine)

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