Jessore Collectorate Park

Jessore Collectorate Park

one of the oldest British buildings on the Indian subcontinent

Location: 

Jessore Collectorate Park, Jessore, Bangladesh

Duration: 

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Jessore Collectorate Building: British colonial style from 1883
  2. Historical meaning: one of the oldest British structures in the area
  3. Jessore Collectorate Park: kids swimming and washing themselves
  4. Inside the building: some offices of the law enforcement and judges
  5. Around the building: dumping ground for confiscated vehicles

Image sources

  1. Collectorate building
  2. Rotting confiscated cars 
  3. Overgrown motorcycles
  4. Pond behind the building
  5. Hallway of the Building

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