Calcutta Businesses in 1933

The following businesses and services are listed in Murray's Handbook of India Burma and Ceylon in 1933.

Hotels

European Standard Hotels

• Grand Hotel, Chowringhi Road
• Great Eastern Hotel, Old Court House Street

Other Hotels

• Spence's Hotel, Wellesley Place
• Continental Hotel, Chowringhi Road

Boarding Houses

• Mrs King's, 1 & 2 Little Russell Street & 48 Theatre Road
• Mrs Lord, (Lord's Ltd), 233 Lower Circular Road
• Mrs McDonnell, 1 Bishop Lefroy Road

Restaurant and Confectioners

• Firpo, 18/2 Chowringhi
• Peliti, 11 Govt Place
• Gt Eastern Hotel
• Grand Cafe attatched to the Grand Hotel, entrance Corporation Place
• Trocadero, 10-11 Esplanade East
• Bristol Grill, Lyon's Range
• Empire Restaurant, Hindustan Insurance Buildings, Hogg Street
• Hotel Continental, 12 Chowringhi

Bankers and Agents

• Grindlay & Co., 6 Church Lane
• T. Cook & Son, Ltd., 4 Dalhousie Square East
• Cox & King, Wallace House, 5 Bankshall Street
• American Express Co., 14 Government Place, East

Banks

• Imperial Banks of India, 3 Strand
• Ch. Bank of India, Australia & China, 5 Clive Street
• Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp., 31 Dalhousie Sq
• National Bank of India, 104 Clive St
• Allahabad Bank, 6 Royal Exchange
• Lloyd's Bank, Cox's Branch, 101/1 Clive Street
• International Bankinf Association, 4 Clive Street
• P & O Banking Corporation, 1 Fairlie Place
• Yokohama Specie Bank, 1 Clive Street
• Eastern Bank, Clive Street

Swimming Baths

• Swimming Bath on the Esplanade

Booksellers and Stationers

• Thacker, Spink & Co., Esplanade East
• W. Newman & Co., Old Court House Street
• Butterworth & Co., 6 Hastings Street (books only)

Bookmakers: Saddlers

• Watts & Co., 15/16 Chowringhi
• Cuthbertson & Harper, 10 Govt. Place
• Morrison & Cottle, 8 Esplanade East

Chemists

• R. Scott Thomson & Co., 15 Chowringhi Rd
• Frank Ross & Co., 16 Chowringhi Rd and 81 Park St
• Bathgate & Co., 17 Old Court House St and 1/1 Camac st
• Smith Stanistreet, 5 Dalhousie Sq East and 41 Theatre Rd
• A. Chandler, 7 Park St

Churches

Anglican

• St Pauls Cathedral
• St John's Church, formerly the Cathedral
• The Old Church, Mission Row C.M.S.)
• St Peter's, in the Fort
• St Thomas's (the Free School Church)

Church of Scotland

• St Andrew's, Dalhousie Sq
• U.F. Church of Scotland, Wellesley Sq

Other Churches

• Wesleyan Church, Sudder St
• Baptist Chapels, Bow Bazar and Circular Road
• Congregational Union Chapel, Dharmtolla and Hastings
• American Meth. Episcopal, Dharmtolla
• R.C., St Thomas, Middleton Row
• Cathedral, Portuguese Church Street, Dharmtolla Road

Clubs

• Bengal Club, 33 Chowringhi Road. Members of this club may use the Madras, Byculla, Hong-Kong and Shanghai Clubs and vice versa.
• United Service Club, 31 Chowringhi
• Calcutta Club (Europeans & Indians), 241 Lower Circular Road
• New Club, 38 Chowringhi
• Saturday Club, 7 Wood St
• R. Calcutta Turf Club, 11 Russell St
• R. Calcutta Golf Club
• Tollygunge (country) Club
• Jodhpore (country) Club

Conveyances

• Indian Motor Taxi-Cab Co., 33 Rowland Road, Ballyganj

Dentists

• J Edgar Gill, 39 Chowringhi Road
• Smith Bros., 9 Chowringhi Road
• Metropolitan Dental Co., 2 Corporation Street

Drapers

• Francis, Harrison, Hathaway & Co., Government Place
• Whiteaway, Laidlaw, Chowringhi
• Hall & Anderson, Chowringhi
• Army & Navy Stores, Chowringhi
• Mitchell, Park Street

Freemasons Lodges

• Dt. Grand Secy., Freemasons' Hall, 19 Park Street

Hairdressers

• Youd & Co, Old Court House Street
• Bromley, Chowringhi
• Taplitska, Park Street

Jewellers, Silversmiths and Watchmakers

• Cooke & Kelvey, Old Court House Street
• Boseck& Co., Chowringhi
• James Murray & Co., Government Place, E
• Garrard & Co., 2 Dalhousie Square

Livery Stables

• Cooke & Co., Park Street
• Hart Bros, Ballygunge

Lady Doctors

• Dr Mary Hemfry, Dr Alice Headwards, 33 Theatre Road

Medical Men

• Indian Medical Service Officers; Dr Houseman, 212 Harington Street

Missions

• Oxford Mission, 42 Cornwallis Street
• S.P.G., 224 Lower Circular Road
• The Clewer Sisters, working since 1881 had charge of the Canning Home for Nurses, European Girls Orphanage and Pratt Memorial School
• C.M.S., 10 Mission Row
• Church of Scotland, Cornwallis Square
• U.F. Church of Scotland. 2 Cornwallis Square
• Baptist Mission Society, 42 Lower Circular Road
• The Addil. Clergy Society
• Methodist Episcopal Mission
• L.M.S.
• Wesleyan Mission
• Zenana Mission HQ