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| Keywords: Levett's distillery later the Military Orphan School Calcutta by William Baillie.jpg en Military Orphan School opposite to Calcutta for the Children of Private Soldiers aquatint with etching by William Baillie The house was originally built about 1767 as a rum distillery by John Levett Esq Mayor of Calcutta and was later known as Levett's Gardens but was later converted in 1782 by Capt William Kirkpatrick as an orphanage for the children of British soldiers The orphanage occupied the building until 1815 Afterwards it served as the courthouse British Library http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019pzz000001619u00000000 html William Baillie 1794 published Aquatint prints Buildings in Kolkata 1794 in Kolkata William Baillie engraver PD-old | ||||
