Madras day heritage house - by AMM. CHENNAI

THE MADRAS DAY

CELEBRATIONS

1 , VARADHAPURRAM 1ST STREET, NEAR PONDICHERRY ROAD, KOTTUR, CHENNAI 600085

LOCATION

THE OLD HOUSE

• AGE : 111 YEARS AND COUNTING.

• LOCATION: VARADHAPURRAM, OPPOSITE TO PONDICHERRY ROAD .

• TYPE : TILED ROOF (NAATTU ODU)

• AREA COVERED :1819 SQUARE FEET

• CONSTRUCTED IN :1902

• 6 MONTHS TAKEN FOR CONSTRUCTION.

AMM SCHOOL/ HERITAGE MADRAS HOUSE /THE MADRAS DAY

•OWNER :- CURRENT-ELAVAZHAGAN CAN BE CONTACTED AT 9786328607

FIRST – R.M DHANAVELU•SPECIALITIES : VERY OLD ,NOT BEEN REFURBISHED ,NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ROOF, WOOD WORK OR THE WIRING. THERE IS A BIG STORY BEHIND THIS HOUSE AND THE OWNER.

HOUSE BLUE PRINT

AMM SCHOOL/ HERITAGE MADRAS

HOUSE /THE MADRAS DAY

WALK THROUGH OF THE HOUSE

FIRST OWNER:-MR R.M DHANAVELU

• R.M DHANAVELU WAS THE FIRST OWNER .

• HE WAS EMPLOYED BY AN ENGLISH OFFICER(PHOTO BELOW)

• HE OWNED A FERRY BOAT TO TRAVEL ALONG THE BUCKINGHAM CANAL.


PRESENT OWNER-ELAVAZHAGAN

•

DATE OF BIRTH: 4/5/1951

AMM SCHOOL/ HERITAGE MADRAS HOUSE /THE MADRAS

DAY

STORY OF THE HOUSE AND THE FAMILY• MR DHANAVELU HAD BUILT THE HOUSE. HIS GRANDFATHER

MURUGESHAN WAS THE PERSON WHO ACTUALLY BUILT ONE OF THE TEMPLES IN THAT AREA AND THE AREA IS NAMED AFTER THAT TEMPLE (VARADAPURAM).

• MR DHANAVELU OWNED A BIG BOAT WHICH HAS FEATURED IN MANY MOVIES. THE BOAT WAS USED TO TRANSPORT SPICES AND VEGETABLES FROM KOTTUR TO MAHABALIPURAM , LUZ MARKET AND OTHER REGIONS ALONG THE ADYAR RIVER BEFORE THE BRIDGES WERE BUILT . THE BOAT COULD CARRY 4 TONS. THE BOAT WAS ALSO USED AS A FERRY AND COULD CARRY MAXIMUM OF 100 PEOPLE.

• THE BOAT WAS 60 FEET LONG AND THE FARE WAS ONLY HALF AN ANNA (1/16 OF A RUPEE ).


ROOFS(NAATTU ODU)

THE HOUSE HAS A CLAY TILED ROOF(NAATTU ODU).

THE ROOFS ARE SO DURABLE THAT EVEN NOW THEY DO NOT LEAK.

THE TILES ARE BEAUTIFULLY ARRANGED WITH TWO DOWN AND THREE UP FACING THE OTHER WAY(AS SHOWN HERE ->)

THERE IS NO TERMITE DAMAGE ANY WHERE.

IT IS COOLER INSIDE THAN OUT SIDE BECAUSE OF THE CLAY TILES . NO AIR CONDITIONING IS REQUIRED.

YOU CAN SEE THE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

THE OLD AND THE

NEW TILES <-


WALLS

THE WALLS WERE BUILT STRONG

THEY HAVE A WIDTH OF 2.5 FEET

THEY WERE MADE USING BRICKS OF THE SIZE

2 INCHES HEIGHT, 4 INCHES BREADTH AND 1

FEET LENGTH. IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE

YOU CAN SEE SLOTS FOR

LAMPS


POOJA/PRAYER ROOM

THE ENTRANCE OF THE PRAYER ROOM IS JUST 4 FEET HIGH. THIS IS TO MAKE YOU BOW DOWN BEFORE THE GOD .THE IDOLS ARE SAID TO BE MUCH OLDER THAN THE HOUSE. THE TABLES WHICH ARE BEAUTIFULLY HANDCRAFTED WERE BOUGHT FROM PARRY COMPANY AND ARE MADE OF TEAK.


FLORATHERE ARE A VARIETY OF

PLANTS IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE - FLOWERS RANGING FROM ROSES TO MAYFLOWER. THERE ARE CREEPERS TOO.

THERE IS A TAMARIND TREE NEAR THE HOUSE WHICH IS ABOUT 200 YEARS OLD.



SPECIALITIES

VERY OLD SHELVES AND TABLES:

• THESE SHELVES WERE SAID TO BE BOUGHT FROM PARRY COMPANY AND ARE AS OLD AS THE HOUSE.

• THEY ARE ALL MADE OF TEAK WOOD.

• THEY HAVE NO DAMAGE FROM WATER, TERMITES, ETC.

• THE STOOL BELOW IS OLDER THAN THE HOUSE



SPECIALITIES-VERY OLD FAN

• FAN BOUGHT IN ENGLAND

• STILL WORKING

• CAN COVER AN AREA OF HALF A SPHERE (ROTATE ON 2 AXIS TO ROTATE ALL AROUND)


SPECIALITIES- SHOE RACK

• WAS BEFORE USED AS A ROTATING BOOK SHELF.

• BOUGHT FROM PARRY COMPANY.


MORE SPECIALITIES


COMPARISON BETWEEN OLDAND NEW TELEVISION RECEIVER

A SHELF IN THE WALL

OLD CLOTHES HANGER

MORE SPECIALITIES

OLD WOODEN OLD STYLE CEMENT

PILLARS FLOORING

OLD WINDOWS


OTHER SPECIALITIES

• VERY OLD WOODEN OLD MOP AND OLD IRON WIRING

DOOR GRINDING STONE

OLD SWITCHES VERY OLD BOOKS OLD IRON TRUNKAMM SCHOOL/ HERITAGE MADRAS HOUSE /THE MADRAS DAY

OUR EXPERIENCE

• WE ENJOYED A LOT WHILE TAKING PHOTOS AND MAKING THE PRESENTATION

• WE LEARNT A LOT ABOUT THE WAY THE PEOPLE LIVED IN OLDEN DAYS AND ITEMS THEY USED.

• WE SAW HOW THEY LED A SIMPLE LIFE.

• WE SAW THE PAST OF CHENNAI IN THAT HOUSE

Education

Madras day heritage house - by AMM. CHENNAI