Clock towers under British Raj

Clock towers under British Raj were a very common sight and they were built in the middle of the busiest city markets, especially near railway stations and factories to help people to keep track of time. For the Britishers time standardization was conducive to administrative control, but for Indian workers, it was rightly identified as BRITISH TIME. In the 18th century, the East India Company developed Cawnpore as a cantonment due to its proximity to Lucknow, A mill was set up by Britons that had a Tamarind tree which bore red Tamarind, hence the Cawnpore Woolen Mills got its name, Lal Imli Mill. The facades of the eastern and western sides are reminiscent of Westminster Abbey London and the northeast corner is topped by a 128ft clock tower, built in Gothic Revival style. The tower is also built like Big Ben. The Public Clock in British India established an Imperial minority that allowed the British to show the Importance and definition of Britishness of British. These massive and centrally located clock towers were installed by the British after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, which was meant to show the supremacy of Raj on the Indian Landscape. Lal Imli Mills Tower, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Thoughts by ILF Expert, Gurpreet Singh @gopro @natgeotravellerindia @bbc_travel @outlooktraveller @artofvisuals @ulonelyplanetindia @incredibleindia @history @pocket_bnw @unesco @lonelyplanet @natgeo @lonelyplanetmagazineindia #indiafound #indialostandfound #amitpasricha #panoramist #INDIAPICTURES #storiesofindia #_coi #Igramming_india #indianphoto #india_gram #india_undiscovered #yourshot_india #TheCultureGully #_soi #incredibleindia #travelrealindia #discover_india #instagood #photooftheday #history #solotravel #YourShotPhotographer #photography #instagramhub #natgeo #NGTIndia #instagood