Home to several generations of officers from the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Yarrows was probably so christened by a very homesick Scotsman! The genesis of this building is shrouded in mystery, but its current and former inhabitants are fond of claiming that it was constructed in the 19th century, was home to the Finance Secretary to the Viceroy of India and sometime summer residence of the Jinnah family. The first resident was someone called Lowndes and the architect Sir Herbert Baker.
The original Yarrows lies in Inverness, the Loch of Yarrows being somewhere close to the town of Wick. The name Yarrows is thought to come from the Norse 'Yar-howe' meaning 'mound of the fish-traps'...
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Could this 1860s stereoview have been taken in Shimla? What do you think?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15693951@N00/4678629695/
Dear Anonymous friend, I'm floored! This is indeed a view of the path leading from Chaura Maidan (where Hotel Cecil is located) to beloved Yarrows.
I cannot thank you enough for sharing this link. Could you please tell me a bit more about its genesis? I'll be very grateful.
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