Forman Christian College
New Site Buildings
NGH writes:
In 1929 my father, George Edward Hubbard, was engaged as architect for the design of the New Site. The Depression delayed the start of building construction by seven years.
His vision was a modern campus built as a North American city aligned on a grid. All infrastructure services to be ducted underground and hidden from view.
There are many stories that I could have included: The role of the American Presbyterian Mission; The Depression; WW2; Partition; Government Control. And the old downtown Lahore and recent buildings. All interesting rabbit holes to explore.
I'm focussing on the building works - not the lively college it is today.
These photos are from their college archives.
Camping
1936
First year students camping on new site land.
The land had been secured, but there were no funds for building work.
Memorial Pillar, unveiled 20th December 1936
Buildings
1940
"The new site, not unnaturally, looked drab and cheerless, but, let visitors come on a moonlit night; they would be ushered into a dreamworld."
Classrooms Front View
Classrooms Side View
Newton Hall
Literary Society in front of white rendered building
New hostels. Newton Hall, Velte Hall, and dining rooms.
1941
Dining Rooms
Physics and Psychology Laboratories
1942
Rover Crew
1945
Velte Hall Resident Students
Faculty. March 1945
1946
Intra-Mural Basket Ball Championship Team in front of Griswold Hall
1958
Economics Society in front of an unnamed hall.
1971
Annual photograph of Members of Student Christian Movement in front of the chapel.
1972
Sinclair Hall, the new college hall completed in 1972
Administration Offices with 800 seat auditorium
Sinclair Hall
A Block
D Block
Physics Building
Newton Hall
Griswold Hall
Kennedy Hall
Velte Hall
Opened 3rd June 1943
North Hall
"... made available during 1971."
West Hall
Scene
Ewing Memorial Library
Built 1943
Ewing Memorial Library Main Reading Room
Ewing Memorial Library Main Reading Room
Chapel, built 1957
Mosque
Group with white rendered building
Central Hall
Lucas Centre and its facilities
1972
Lucas Centre
Cafeteria
Cafeteria
Barber
Fruit Shop
Bookshop
Principal
Dr Surendra Kumar Datta