People's Park, Madras

    A bridge on one of the lakes at People's park, Madras. The  place where the park was established was an open esplanade to the  west of Black Town wall  (constructed in 1770s) beyond Cochrane canal. The  people's park was established in 1859 by Charles Travelyan as a place of entertainment for the population of Madras. It had many lakes inside the park and was bound on the  east By Cochrane canal, North  by Elephant Gate bridge street,  West by Sydenham Road and south by Poonamalle  High Road. The  main gate was near  Hospital  Bridge  and there was also a bandstand in the  centre of the park.

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