Ballard Estate

Ballard Estate (also known as Ballard Pier) is an old European style business district situated in South Mumbai next to Fort.[2] Located between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) and Fort of South Mumbai, it hosts the offices of shipping companies and the headquarters of the Mumbai Port Trust at the Port House. It also has the Reliance Centre and many mid-priced hotels and noted Irani cafe, Britannia.[3]

Ballard Estate

Ballard Pier
Business District
Ballard Estate
Location in Mumbai, India
Ballard Estate
Ballard Estate (Maharashtra)
Ballard Estate
Ballard Estate (India)
Coordinates: 18.95°N 72.84°E / 18.95; 72.84
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai City
CityMumbai
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400001[1]
Area code(s)022
Vehicle registrationMH 01
Civic agencyBMC

Overview

The Bombay Port Trust reclaimed 22 acres (89,000 m2) of land at Ballard Estate between 1914 and 1918, using material excavated from the Alexandra Docks for filling. Ballard Estate was named for Colonel J. A. Ballard, a founder of Mumbai Port Trust, which constructed the port and Ballard Pier.[4] George Wittet designed the buildings for the business district, imposing a uniformity of style and design through the use of European Renaissance facades.[5] As it is built in the Edwardian neoclassical architecture, it has a "London feel" to it and is often referred to as "London-like" by the locals. [6]

A plan to relieve congestion, conserve the structures and enliven the historic area under the auspices of the Heritage Conservation Committee has been proposed.[7]

Images
  • Ballard Estate building detail
  • Britannia cafe, an Irani cafe at Ballard Estate
  • Port Trust World War I memorial

References
  1. "Pin code : Ballard Estate, Mumbai". pincode.org.in. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. "Ballard Estate bounces back after 3-year lull". The Times of India. 2 July 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. "My heart goes bombili, bombili". The Times of India. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. "Mumbai Port Trust is 125", Indian Express (26 June 1997) Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Ballard Estate", Mumbai Pages, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
  6. "If it feels like London, it must be Ballard Estate". DNA (newspaper). 12 March 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  7. "A Ballard for a heritage precinct", Indian Express, 4 June 1999.


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