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|birth_place =[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Somerset]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] | |birth_place =[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Somerset]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] | ||
|death_date = | |death_date =5 March 1900 (age 52) | ||
|death_place =[[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|India]] | |death_place =[[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|India]] | ||
|yearsactive = | |yearsactive =1870s–1890s | ||
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'''Frederick William Stevens''' (11 November 1847 – | '''Frederick William Stevens''' (11 November 1847 – 5 March 1900) was an English [[architectural engineer]] who worked for the British colonial government in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeyaraj|first=George J.|title=Indo Saracenic Architecture in Channai|url=http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/seminar_heritage_buildings/Indo_Saracenic_Architecture_in_Chennai.pdf|publisher=Chennai Metropolitan Area|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref> Stevens' most notable design was the [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|railway station Victoria Terminus]] in Bombay (in 1996, it was renamed the [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]] in [[Mumbai]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/fw-stevens.html|title=Frederick William Stevens|date=21 July 1997|publisher=Mumbai/Bombay pages|access-date=12 September 2009}}</ref> | ||
Stevens also designed the [[Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai]] the Royal Alfred Sailor's Home, the Post-Office Mews at [[Wellington Pier (Bombay)|Apollo Bunder]], the head offices of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway|the BB&CI Railway]] at [[Churchgate railway station|Churchgate]], and the Oriental Life Assurance Offices at the [[Flora Fountain]].<ref>"Frederick William Stevens". Mumbai Pages . 23 June 2010 <http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/fw-stevens.html>.</ref> He also designed the [[Rajmahal, Mehsana| | Stevens also designed the [[Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai]] the Royal Alfred Sailor's Home, the Army and Navy Building at Kala Ghoda, the Post-Office Mews at [[Wellington Pier (Bombay)|Apollo Bunder]], the head offices of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway|the BB&CI Railway]] at [[Churchgate railway station|Churchgate]], and the Oriental Life Assurance Offices at the [[Flora Fountain]].<ref>"Frederick William Stevens". Mumbai Pages . 23 June 2010 <http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/fw-stevens.html>.</ref> He also designed the [[Rajmahal, Mehsana|Rajmahal Palace at Mehsana]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Sergeant|first=Philip W.|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.276073|title=The Ruler of Baroda: An Account of the Life and Work of the Maharaja Gaekwar|publisher=John Murray|year=1928|location=Albemarle Street, London|pages=226–229}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Aklekar|first=Rajendra B.|date=2017-04-22|title=A Sentimental Visit to Mumbai to See Her Great Grandfather's Magnificent Buildings|url=https://thewire.in/history/victoria-terminus-chatrapati-shivaji-terminus-mumbai-f-w-stevens|access-date=2020-11-06|website=The Wire|language=en|quote=court houses at Mehsana for the Gaekwads of Baroda.}}</ref> | ||
He died on | He died on 5 March 1900 following [[malaria]] and was buried in [[Sewri Christian Cemetery]]. | ||
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His name and statue can be seen in a scene in the 2006 movie [[Slumdog Millionaire]]. | |||
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Frederick William Stevens | |
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| Born | 11 November 1847 |
| Died | 5 March 1900 (age 52) |
| Years active | 1870s–1890s |
Frederick William Stevens (11 November 1847 – 5 March 1900) was an English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India.[1] Stevens' most notable design was the railway station Victoria Terminus in Bombay (in 1996, it was renamed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai).[2]
Stevens also designed the Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai the Royal Alfred Sailor's Home, the Army and Navy Building at Kala Ghoda, the Post-Office Mews at Apollo Bunder, the head offices of the BB&CI Railway at Churchgate, and the Oriental Life Assurance Offices at the Flora Fountain.[3] He also designed the Rajmahal Palace at Mehsana.[4][5]
He died on 5 March 1900 following malaria and was buried in Sewri Christian Cemetery.
His name and statue can be seen in a scene in the 2006 movie Slumdog Millionaire.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jeyaraj, George J. "Indo Saracenic Architecture in Channai" (PDF). Chennai Metropolitan Area. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ↑ "Frederick William Stevens". Mumbai/Bombay pages. 21 July 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ "Frederick William Stevens". Mumbai Pages . 23 June 2010 <http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/fw-stevens.html>.
- ↑ Sergeant, Philip W. (1928). The Ruler of Baroda: An Account of the Life and Work of the Maharaja Gaekwar. Albemarle Street, London: John Murray. pp. 226–229.
- ↑ Aklekar, Rajendra B. (22 April 2017). "A Sentimental Visit to Mumbai to See Her Great Grandfather's Magnificent Buildings". The Wire. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
court houses at Mehsana for the Gaekwads of Baroda.