Pachaiyappa's Hall - NSC Bose Road

Posting two pictures of this nice building on busy NSC Bose Road -- one a vertical shot and the other a horizontal one -- just to give an idea of the tall pillars in the building and what use the building is now put to. This building, named after the philanthropist Pachaiyappa Mudaliar, is opposite the Flower Bazaar Telephone exchange. The Pachaiyappa's Hall was built in 1850. Numerous shops line the ground floor. If my memory serves me right, there is a restaurant too on the ground floor after one takes a long passageway. The shops and pavement hawkers of all kinds make access difficult.

Anderson Church - NSC Bose Road

Standing at the corner of NSC Bose Road and Linghi Chetty Street is Anderson Church -- a pure white building with a nice steeple and bell tower. The church was built in 1859 as the religious edifice of the Madras Christian College School, which was once located in its vicinity. The church was named after John Anderson, a Scottish missionary and founder of the school. There is a plaque at the entrance to the church. Regular service is held on Sundays. The picture of the church was shot on a week day, in the afternoon. I was lucky to get a blue sky with a little bit of cloud cover. I was impressed with the bell in the church and hence decided to post that picture too.