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The historic ticket window had a high wood
panelled counter with a marble top and
decorative cast iron ticket window grill
inscribed with the initials GIPR (Great Indian
Peninsula railway). The entire ticket window
was inset within a pointed Gothic arch and a
coloured glass fanlight. All doors, windows
and ventilators had teak wood frames. The
fanlights had traces of coloured glass and
the doors have decorative quatrefoil
paneling.
The fanlight was blocked and the historic grill
and marble top were damaged. These
elements were recreated using the
traditional technique of making a detailed
design followed by creating an inverse
formwork to cast the metal and then finishing
the final product all done by employing
manual labour and reviving artisan fabrication
workshops that is a fading practice. The
application of these techniques the project
employed both skilled and traditional
craftsmen and under the guidance of the
conservation architects were successful in
achieving the desired workmanship.

Restored original cast iron grill with the initials GIPR (Great Indian
Peninsula railway).

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R RESTORATION OF BYCULLA RAILWAY STATION, BYCULLA, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA

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