PLACE RECORD / gateway

Old Fort Gateway

DOCUMENTED

The gateway appears in the protected remains. British plans for improving the gates survive as archival records; a proposal is not proof that every change was executed.

Period
Documented; original date unknown
Other names
No verified alternate name recorded
Location
Precise coordinates awaiting verification
Archival architectural proposal · Thomas Fraser · British Library · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · c. 1802 series; Commons lists 1800 · Original source ↗
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Plans for the fort gates

An archival design for improvements to the gates at Gurramkonda.

c. 1802 series; Commons lists 1800 · Thomas Fraser · British Library · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Creator
Thomas Fraser
Collection / source
British Library / Wikimedia Commons
Rights
CC BY-SA 4.0, as declared by Commons
Location
See related place record; precise location only where verified

The dates in the catalogue and Commons description differ. Improvement drawings are proposals; they do not prove every feature was built.

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Sources & Further Reading (2)
  1. List of Centrally Protected Monuments

    National Monuments Authority · Ministry of Culture, Government of India · Undated register · Gurramkonda entries in the Andhra Pradesh list.

    ARCHAEOLOGICAL

    How this source is used: Documents protected remains, including lower fort, wall, moat, gateway, temple, tomb, mandapam and mosque. Older district names reflect the register, not current administrative boundaries.

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  2. Gurramkonda plans, WD506a–e

    John Gantz and Thomas Fraser · British Library · c. 1802 · WD506a fortress; WD506b gates; WD506c Ranamandal battery; WD506d–e palace.

    PRIMARY / ARCHIVAL

    How this source is used: The catalogue attributes the fortress plan to John Gantz. Improvement plans show proposals, not necessarily completed works.

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Plans for the fort gates

The archival proposal helps study the gateway while preserving the difference between a design and completed work.

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Sources & Further Reading (1)
  1. Gurramkonda plans, WD506a–e

    John Gantz and Thomas Fraser · British Library · c. 1802 · WD506a fortress; WD506b gates; WD506c Ranamandal battery; WD506d–e palace.

    PRIMARY / ARCHIVAL

    How this source is used: The catalogue attributes the fortress plan to John Gantz. Improvement plans show proposals, not necessarily completed works.

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