The Ceylon Plates

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Old photographs of Colombo

The island’s port and commercial capital: the Fort, the crowded Pettah bazaar, Galle Face and the great harbour.

TCP-A36Temple on Beira LakeSlave Island, Colombo · c. 1880–1900TCP-T18Horse carriage and rickshaw side by side under a tree, ColomboDate unknownTCP-T116Rickshaw and puller against foliageColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-A30"Hindu Temple, Colombo"Sea Street, Pettah, Colombo · c. 1880–1900TCP-L67Rickshaw and figures on lake-side drive with barracks beyondGalle Face / Beira Lake, Colombo · c. 1885–1905TCP-T118Rickshaws and pullers in tree shadeColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-L55View over town and bay with palmsColombo (north side, probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-A22Mosque with slender minaretsColombo (possibly Maradana Mosque) · c. 1890–1910TCP-L234Palm-lined canal with outriggerColombo canal area (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-P245Brass workers chasing a large engraved tray, ColomboDate unknownTCP-A28Hindu temple, ColomboSea Street, Pettah, Colombo · c. 1875–1895TCP-T122Rickshaw and hackery among palmsColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-A9Galle Face Hotel from the seafront drive, rickshawGalle Face, Colombo · c. 1895–1910TCP-L89Main Street, with a thatched cart in the foregroundMain Street, Pettah, Colombo · Late 1800sTCP-L6Clock Tower Lighthouse and Queen StreetFort, Colombo · c. 1880–1900TCP-L86Pettah street busy with carts and pedestriansPettah, Colombo · c. 1885–1905TCP-L100Crowd and carts filling Main Street, PettahPettah, Colombo · 1900sTCP-L75Galle Face sea wall with rickshawsGalle Face, Colombo · c. 1895–1910TCP-L95Pettah junction, temple gopuram at right and Old Town HallPettah, Colombo · c. 1885–1905TCP-A31Carved towers and front of a Hindu temple on Sea StreetSea Street, Pettah, Colombo · Date unknownTCP-L268Road with loaded bullock wagonNear Colombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-L92Pettah junction with tram lines and Old Town HallPettah, Colombo · c. 1900–1910TCP-L32Colombo Breakwater running out to seaColombo Harbour · c. 1885–1900TCP-L56Sea wall and beach with figures, harbour beyondColombo Harbour · c. 1880–1900TCP-L45Waves on Colombo Breakwater with steamerColombo Harbour · c. 1885–1900TCP-L35Waves on Colombo BreakwaterColombo Harbour · c. 1885–1900TCP-L40Waves on Colombo Breakwater with Titan craneColombo Harbour · c. 1885–1900TCP-A42Colombo Museum across its open lawnCinnamon Gardens, Colombo · Date unknownTCP-L53Tiled rooftops running down to the water, Colomboc. 1880TCP-T117Rickshaws and pullers under treesColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-L49Cargo boats drawn up on the shoreColombo Harbour · c. 1885–1900TCP-L43Waves on Colombo BreakwaterColombo Harbour · c. 1885–1900TCP-T153Padda boat in a low-water channelColombo canals (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-P349Fruit sellers resting under a tree near ColomboDate unknownTCP-A110Twin-towered Catholic church on tram street (possibly St Philip Neri, Pettah)Colombo · c. 1900–1915TCP-L7Queen Street, General Post Office side, Clock TowerFort, Colombo · c. 1880–1900TCP-L42Waves on Colombo BreakwaterColombo Harbour · c. 1885–1900TCP-A13Arcaded corner front of the Grand Oriental HotelFort, Colombo · 1880TCP-L289Road with shops, carts and palmsNear Colombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-L1Tree-lined road with low walls and figuresColombo suburb (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-L31Ceremonial pavilion and crowd on the breakwaterColombo Breakwater · c. 1875–1885TCP-L44Waves on Colombo Breakwater with craneColombo Harbour · c. 1885–1900TCP-A5Figures on the green before the Galle Face Hotel and its palmsGalle Face, Colombo · 1800sTCP-L11Queen Street with Clock Tower, bullock cartsFort, Colombo · c. 1890–1910TCP-L50Quay wall with crowds and boatsColombo Harbour · c. 1885–1900TCP-L277Cart and walkers on the open road, Main Street, PettahMain Street, Pettah, Colombo · Late 1800sTCP-T140Outriggers drawn up under the palms at DehiwalaDehiwala, near Colombo · Date unknownTCP-A20Grand Oriental Hotel across an almost empty streetFort, Colombo · Date unknown

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