The Assembly Rooms On The Race Ground, Near Madras [Chennai] The Race Ground and the Assembly Rooms were situated south-west of Madras near the old British military cantonment. St Thomas Mount, which can be seen in the background, was a favourite place of the British to go to take the air in the evenings. The Mount is traditionally the place of St Thomas martyrdom and is crowned by a Portuguese church built in 1547. From the book ' Oriental scenery: one hundred and fifty views of the architecture, antiquities and landscape scenery of Hindoostan ' by Thomas Daniell, and William Daniell, Publis

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The Assembly Rooms On The Race Ground, Near Madras [Chennai] The Race Ground and the Assembly Rooms were situated south-west of Madras near the old British military cantonment. St Thomas Mount, which can be seen in the background, was a favourite place of the British to go to take the air in the evenings. The Mount is traditionally the place of St Thomas martyrdom and is crowned by a Portuguese church built in 1547. From the book ' Oriental scenery: one hundred and fifty views of the architecture, antiquities and landscape scenery of Hindoostan ' by Thomas Daniell, and William Daniell, Published in London by the Authors July 1, 1812

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