Crawford Market :
Poised between what was once the British Fort and the
local town, Crawford Market has elements of both. It's
a blend of Flemish and Norman architecture with a bas
relief depicting Indian peasants in wheat fields just
above the main entrance The freize, incidentally, was
designed by Lockyard Kipling, father of the famous Rudyard
Kipling, and the Kiplings' cottage still stands next
to the JJ School of Art across the road. Opposite. Now
named after a local patriot called Jyotiba Phule, Crawford
Market looks like something out of Victorian London,
with its sweet smell of hay and 50 ft high skylit awning
that bathes the entire place in natural sunlight. Mountains
of fruit and fresh vegetables are sold here at wholesale
rates. Next door there's also a meat and poultry section
along with stalls selling smuggled cheese and chocolate!
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