Rare 18th century plaque on Mumbai Central bridge to be restored

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Updated on: 26 June,2024 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai
Rajendra B. Aklekar | rajendra.aklekar@mid-day.com

Marble piece mentions the ‘poor people’ who built bridge, Brit officer who commissioned it

The plaque at the corner of the bridge. Pic/R Venkatesh

Key Highlights

Plaque mentions that kilometre-long stretch named after Major General John Bellasis
The bridge at the site came up around 1893 over the railway lines
The road played an important part in the formation of the city

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