Martin Burn Limited is a Real Estate Development firm based in Kolkata.

History

The history of Martin Burn Limited, generally referred to as Martin & Burn Co. goes back to 1890, when Sir Rajen Mookerjee in partnership with Sir

Thomas Acquin Martin Sir Thomas Acquin Martin (6 March 1850 – 29 April 1906) was an English industrial pioneer in India, and agent-general for Afghanistan. Early life Martin was born in Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, on 6 March 1850, son of Patrick Willia ...

started the firm named Martin Co. Martin & Co, has to its credit of building waterworks at Tripura, Palta,

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (p ...

, Lucknow and

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. But its major contribution are architectural marvels like Esplanade Mansion, Standard Chartered Building, South Eastern Railway Headquarters in

Garden Reach Garden Reach is a neighbourhood of the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. It is situated in the south-western part of Kolkata near the bank of the Hooghly River.

Tipu Sultan Mosque The Tipu Sultan Shahi Mosque (also known as Tipu Sultan Masjid) is a famous mosque in Kolkata, India named after Tipu Sultan the ruler of Mysore. Located at 185 Dharamtalla Street, the mosque is a relic of architectural and cultural herit ...

, Patna Secretariat and

Ujjayanta Palace The Ujjayanta Palace(''Nuyungma'' in Tripuri language) is a museum and the former palace of the Kingdom of Tripura situated in Agartala, which is now the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. The palace was constructed between 1899 and 1901 ...

. Towards the high point of its career in 1904 the firm was awarded the contract of building the

Victoria Memorial The Victoria Memorial is a large marble building on the Maidan in Central Kolkata, built between 1906 and 1921. It is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria, Empress of India from 1876 to 1901. The largest monument to a monarch anywhere ...

, which was completed in 1921. Many of these buildings have been declared Heritage monuments. Another construction firm, Burn & Co which was founded as Burn & Currie by Alexander Burn in 1809 and had the experience of building many important structures in Calcutta like St. Andrew’s Church (1818), the 152 high Ochterlony Monument (1828) was taken over by Rajen Mookerjee in 1927 and the two together went on dotting the city with buildings like St. Xaviers’ College (1934–40),

Oriental Seminary The Oriental Seminary started in 1829 by the educator Gour Mohan Addy, was the earliest privately run, first-rate school for children of Hindu parents in Kolkata (then known as Calcutta). It was open only to boys of Hindu parents. It was possibly ...

Belur Math Belur Math () is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. It is located on the west bank of Hooghly River, Belur, West Bengal, India. The t ...

(1932), the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, Darbhanga House,

Assembly House The Assembly House is a Georgian Grade I listed building located in Norwich, United Kingdom. Today, the Assembly House is used for conferences, exhibitions, visual and performing arts activities, and weddings, and is owned by a registered arts ...

, Grand Hotel Arcade, United Bank Buildings, New Secretariat Building, and Club House at

Eden Gardens The Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world. The stadium currently has a capacity of 66,000. Eden Gardens is often re ...

. The city of Kolkata - is sometimes also referred to as Martin Burn City for this reason. The two civil engineering companies were merged to form present day Martin Burn Limited in 1946.

Present status

Martin Burn Limited is now operated by Fatehpuria's, and the Mookerjees no longer hold any stake in the business. The company still operates from its original head office at 1, R. N. Mookerjee Road, Martin Burn House, Kolkata in

B.B.D. Bagh B. B. D. Bagh, formerly called Tank Square and then Dalhousie Square (1847 to 1856), is the shortened version for Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh. It is the seat of power of the state government, as well as the central business district of Kolkata in ...

area. The old Martin Burn House, which was in the Victorian style, has been replaced with a more modern multi-storied building housing many corporates. The

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listed company engages in civil engineering, construction activities and turnkey projects.

References

{{Reflist Construction and civil engineering companies of India Companies based in Kolkata Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1890 Indian companies established in 1890 Indian companies established in 1946 Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange

History

Present status

See also

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