Thursday, August 7, 2014

Breeks Memorial Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, Ooty

Breeks Memorial Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School at Ooty is a Christian Co-educational School established in 1874. It was named after J. W. Breeks, the first Commissioner of the Nilgiris. 



On those days it was decided that a memorial in the form of a school should be built in his name. The school was started in a heritage building, which is now a part of the Nilgiris District Court complex. The special architectural features are the cloister vault roof, the arched masonry decorations.



28 comments:

rupam sarma said...

Beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing :)

Krishna/കൃഷ്ണ said...

Nice capture...

thanks

Maniparna said...

Nice captures... :-)

krishna said...

nice!!

Anonymous said...

Nice buildings!

Anonymous said...

Architectural marvels of those times were really wonderful. it's great to read about it too. Ty for sharing it.

Hootin Anni said...

...fantastic architecture.

carol l mckenna said...

Intriquing building tops juxtaposed against the sky for SWF ~

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HansHB said...

Lovely blue sky! Great SWF post!

Sylvia K said...

Lovely, pale skies, Rajesh!! Hope you and your family have a great weekend!

sunshine said...

Great photos, looks like in the UK.

Photo Cache said...

very nice building.

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Alexander said...

A very pretty house with lovely façade.

Have a good weekend!

Alexander
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Jim said...

Wow! Beautiful architecture. It looks like something you would see in Australia.

http://joshidaniel.com/ said...

wonderful :)

Leovi said...

Nice pictures, I love this beautiful building as a school!

Heather said...

Love that cupola, or vaulted roof. My Skies

Annemor said...

Must be a pleasure to have such beautiful school buldings.
All the best
Mormor

Thomas Lee/Lee Lip Pang said...

A nice old colonial building

Jeevan said...

It’s a wonderful heritage building! Hope they preserve it as well

Gemma Wiseman said...

A grand old building with a fascinating tower design.

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

Quite different from your usual temple shots!

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fredamans said...

Nice old schoolhouse!

Lina Gustina said...

Wonderful school.
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Yogi Saraswat said...

Grand building in European style

Meoww said...

Love the color of the building!

Lancelot Quadras said...

It's a beautiful capture with historical significance. Nice!

Anonymous said...

Lovely captures!