Documentation and conservation plan of roof dome of he entrance
porch, main hospital building. The building built during the British reign is around 100 years old.
It is a load bearing structure of stone masonry and lime mortar,
with a typical sloping roof made of timber and mangalore tiles. The thickness of the stone
masonry is approximately 1.2 metres. The tower above the entrance porch has a pitched roof
with a compostite timber truss
covered with GI sheets.
The height of the tower is approximately 30 metres. The
entrance tower is 5 storeyed, the ground being used as an entrance porch. The first and
the second are usable areas, and the remaining storeys are storage areas. There are water
tanks placed on the slab just below the roof. The entrance tower is an enhancing
architectural feature in the building. It is the tallest part of the structure having
Gothic arches, pitched roof with dormer windows. The pitched roof is straight at the top
and curved at the eaves.
The tower can be seen from far off parts of the city of
Mumbai. Exactly opposite the building is located the famous Rani Baug which can be viewed
from the tower.
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