georgie's musings

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tuesday Jan 25, 2011

My pics have been taken from the same angle to show the progress as best keeping
in mind the limitations of the camera. Took these on Jan 25 while the college morning
assembly was in progress.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Now a statue of Claude Martin!

Jan 18, 2011. This morning after more than three weeks I walked around and noticed the work was progressing steadily. Then I couldn't help thinking that what is happening here is what our Founder, Claude Martin, would have wished or commissioned himself with the changing times!

Friday, January 14, 2011

Fwd: Vale - Mrs Phyllis Tuck of Brisbane

---------- Forwarded message

Dear Martinians

I have some sad news

Mrs Phyllis Tuck nee Larkins passed away in a Brisbane Hospital on Friday 14 January 2011.

Phyllis was a student at the Calcutta Girls Martiniere when the school moved to Lucknow during World War II. Later, she worked as a teacher at Lucknow Girls Martiniere (1946-1955) and Lucknow Boys Martiniere (1961-1971). Her husband Mr Edgar Tuck also worked as a teacher at Lucknow Boys Martiniere (1956-1971). The Tucks later emigrated to Australia and settled in Brisbane.

Our sincere condolences to Mr Tuck and the family

Mr Tuck's address details are as follows

12 Hurlstone Street

Wishart

Queensland 4122

Australia

Phone: 07 3349 0695

email: edgar.tuck@gmail.com

Clayton Roberts

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Lake: Now what?

An email I received reminded me that I'd not visited the Mart since it closed for the winter vacation. Over the next few days what is being done will take some shape and we know what is being built. Meanwhile, work on the Ganj is also progressing steadily.

Friday, December 17, 2010

The Bailey Guard Gate

The Bailey Guard Gate: Doing too good a job can make something look artificial. Repairing the walls of the Residency was important to prevent them crumbling but the job has been done too perfectly! The Supreme Court had once observed that preservation does not mean reconstruction. That is what has happened here. But like the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas that draws people interested in American history what has been done here is good. The Alamo on the other hand had been destroyed completely, which makes one wonder about the present construction that people visit.