| |
 |
 |
 |
| |
Poised between what was once the British Fort and the
local town, Crawford Market has elements of both. It's
a blend of Flemish and Norman architecture with a bas
relief depicting Indian peasants in wheat fields just
above the main entrance The freize, incidentally, was
designed by Lockyard Kipling, father of the famous Rudyard
Kipling, and the Kiplings' cottage still stands next to
the JJ School of Art across the road. Opposite. Now named
after a local patriot called Jyotiba Phule, Crawford Market
looks like something out of Victorian London, with its
sweet smell of hay and 50 ft high skylit awning that bathes
the entire place in natural sunlight. Mountains of fruit
and fresh vegetables are sold here at wholesale rates.
Next door there's also a meat and poultry section along
with stalls selling smuggled cheese and chocolate!
|
|
|
| |
|
