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copied section on calcutta businesses into own article
There were also many statues in the Gardens.
== Calcutta Businesses in 1933See also==The following are listed in ''Murray's Handbook of India Burma and Ceylon'' *[[Calcutta Businesses 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]]
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