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Frederick William Stevens (11 November 1847 – 5 March 1900) was an English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India. [1] Stevens' most notable design was the railway station Victoria Terminus in Bombay (in 1996, it was renamed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai ).
The terminus was designed by a British architectural engineer Frederick William Stevens from an initial design by Axel Haig, in an exuberant Italian Gothic style. Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station, [8] and was completed in 1887, the year marking 50 years of Queen Victoria's rule.
Frederic William Stevens (September 19, 1839 – January 20, 1928) was an American lawyer and banker. Early life ... Frederick William Stevens at Find a Grave
The historic structure called Royal Alfred Sailors' Home was built at the height of maritime trade in Bombay, which had become a busy port during the British Raj. [5] It was designed by Frederick William Stevens, an engineer with the Indian Public Works Department, and named after the "sailor prince" Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert who ...
The station was designed by the consulting British architect Frederick William Stevens. Work began in 1878. He received ₹1,614,000 (US$23,000) as the payment for his services. Stevens earned the commission to construct the station after a masterpiece watercolour sketch by draughtsman Axel Haig.
The drinking fountain was designed by architect Frederick William Stevens (who also designed the Victoria Terminus), and he was assisted by John Griffiths, the then principal of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art. [3] The structure is built in Indo-Saracenic style and the carvings employ many Indian motifs.
May – Victoria Terminus station building, designed by Frederick William Stevens for the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, in Bombay's Bori Bunder district (modern-day: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai). August 12 – Plaza de Toros de El Bibio, Gijón, Asturias, Spain. [2]
Frederick J. Stephens (born 1945), English author of militaria books; Frederic W. Stevens (1839–1928), American lawyer and banker; Frederick William Stevens (1847–1900), English architectural engineer; Frederick P. Stevens (1810–1866), mayor of Buffalo, New York, 1856–1857; Frederick Stephens (British Army officer) (1906–1967)