'File 3/2 Agency Buildings, from 1912'

Title:

'File 3/2 Agency Buildings, from 1912'

Date:

1912/1918

Description:

Abstract: This volume continues from the previous volume and includes correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain; the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; Hugh Wray and A F Thorpe, Executive Engineers, Karachi Building District; F H E Townshend, Residency Engineer, Bushire; Seth Rao Sahib Tirathdas Maharaj, Director of Customs, Bahrain; Comptroller, India Treasuries. Also included are copies of various correspondence with the Foreign Department of the Government of India, receipts and financial statements.These papers concern the up-keep and expansion of the British Political Agency building at Bahrain. Included are details of repair and renovation work; plans for accommodation for Agency clerks; various estimates for the cost of building materials, labour and shipping; details relating to the building of the Victoria Memorial Hospital and quarters for the Assistant Surgeon; improvements to the roof and floor of the Agency and damp-proofing; and allotment of funds from the Government of India for annual repairs.Included within the file are also architectural sketches and plans (e.g. f. 12 and f. 59) and a brochure for flooring tile by Nusserwanjee & Company (ff. 139-140).Physical description: Foliation: There is an incomplete pagination sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 235, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Building operations
Public Works Department, Persian Gulf sub-division
Shaikh 'Īsá bin 'Alī Āl Khalīfah, Hakim of Bahrain

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000314_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000314_en
IOR/R/15/2/53
IOR/R/15/2/53

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