View of the Cenotaph and Governor's House seen from across the river, Barrackpore, West Bengal

RIBA Ref No RIBA37341

Architect/Designer	Anbury, Sir Thomas (1760-1840)
	Blane, George Rodney (1791-1821)
Artist/Photographer	Clerihew, William (c. 1814-c. 1880)
Country	India
City	Barrackpore
Subject Date	1843
Image Date	1843
View	Exterior
Medium	Drawing
Library Reference	SD44/26
Orientation	Landscape
Colour Info	Colour
Credit	RIBA Collections
Subject	War memorials ; Houses ; Riverside buildings ; Towers ; Rivers

NOTES: The Governor's House (or Government House) was begun in 1801 by the Marquis of Wellesley, enlarged during 1805-1807 and enlarged again to designs by Captain Thomas Anbury in 1813. The Cenotaph (or Temple of Fame) was designed by Captain George Rodney Blane (also in 1813). The circular Semaphor Tower (seen to the left) dates from around 1820.

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