Summary:
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Heritage Commission has decided to allow Raj Bhavan authorities replace the gravel pathway with a driveway paved with concrete. A century after its construction started, the most illustrious son of the Curzon family, George Nathaniel Curzon, came to occupy the Raj Bhavan as the Viceroy of India. Charles Wyatt and on the lines of the Kedleston Hall of Derbyshire (the Curzon’s family mansion), the Raj Bhavan follows a Neoclassical style with distinct Baroque overtones. Since Independence, it has served as the official residence of the governor of West Bengal. We respected his view and suggested another technique where the gravels — not stone chips — will be used in the concrete mix..