Material Type: Photographs / Level: [40] File - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(28)
Title:: Niel's [sic for Neill's] Gate [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the arched gateway, the Sher Darwaza, the site of the death of Brigadier General James Neill in September 1857. The gateway was preserved as a memorial and became better known to the British as Neill's Gateway. Abbas Ali comments: 'To mark the sp...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(29)
Title:: Bruce's Bridge [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the bank of the River Gumti towards four spans of the stone bridge: 'There was formerly a bridge of boats here [as can be seen in photographs from the 1850s]; the present bridge was built in 1865, and completed in 1866, under the superintenden...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(3)
Title:: Bebeapore ki Kothe [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View of the main façade of the building, a two-storey structure in European classical style: 'At a spot, a few miles eastward of the city, stand the ruins of the old palace of Bebeapore. Newab Ausuf-ood-dowlah, the first of the Newabs who made Lucknow the capita...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(30)
Title:: Chutter Munzil on brink of the Goomtee [Lucknow] Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the River Gumti towards the river façade of the Bara Chattar Manzil (Great Parasol Palace), the main building of the Chattar Manzil complex, which 'consists of a number of very handsome, lofty buildings, the chief of which is imposingly situa...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(31)
Title:: Chutter Munzil the second [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View of the Bara Chattar Manzil from the garden side (see note at print 30).
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(32)
Title:: Lal Baradurree [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the single-storied Lal Barahdari (Red Pavilion): 'The common name of this building, Kasrool Khakan, or King's house, conveys no description of what it was used or intended for. Leaving religion out of the question, it may be considered the 'Westm...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(33)
Title:: Bailie Guard [Baillie Guard Gate, Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the shell-scarred archway of the Baillie Guard Gate, the main entrance to the Lucknow Residency.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(34)
Title:: The inside of Bailie Guard [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from the Baillie Guard Gate, looking across the garden towards the ruins of the Residency (right background), with the monument to Sir Henry Lawrence and mutiny heroes on the knoll on the left.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(35)
Title:: Bulrampore Hospital [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the range of single-storey buildings: 'The munificence of the Maharajah of Bulrampore is notorious: the spot upon which so many lives were recklessly lost, is now devoted by that philanthropic nobleman, to the saving of lives. The hospital has be...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 010056.i.4(36)
Title:: Iron Bridge [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View from the bank of the Gumti, looking along the side of the three-span Iron Bridge, designed by John Rennie and sent out to India in sections. Although the sections were sent out in 1816, the bridge was not finally erected until 1845. It survived until the 19...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1874
Extent:: 1 item

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