DGP office building

      The  Director General of Police  office in South Beach Road. This is the second oldest building on beach road after  Cappers House in QMC. It was built in the year 1839 as Masonic Lodge.  The  North portion is the oldest part of the building and southern wing was added later.  The  police department intially hired the building on rent and later purchased it. It was extensively renovated  in 1906. The  twin collanaded arches on the  long verandah fronting the sea  adds to the beauty of the building.   It survived the hammer due to public protest and court ruling.

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