Found opposite the Curepipe Municipal Garden, the history behind the old Curepipe market dates back since 1878. At that time Curepipe was still a developping town. In the beginning, the market place of Curepipe was just a hall of teck wood covered with ‘bardeaux’, and to be more precise, it was erected on the 2nd …
The Trou Aux Cerfs is believed to be a dormant volcano located in the upper parts of Curepipe and is said to be the highest part of the central plateau. The Trou Aux Cerfs bears its name since the early colonisers because of the deers coming to drench their thirst at the little lake at …
The first Loreto College opened in Port Louis in November 1845, initially in Bourbon Street but later in 1860 moved to Corderie Street till now. In those days, due to the insalubrious climate of the lower lands, especially in the Capital, frequent epidemics were one of the causes for a general movement of some part …
The once magnificent Town Hall of Curepipe laid its first stone at its current location on the 4th of February 1902 by governor Sir Charles Bruce. The story behind the building somehow dates since earlier than the year of its foundation and construction at Curepipe. We must somehow understand that during the late 19th Century, …
In 1868, whilst the overall population of Curepipe was growing rapidly due to some epidemy on the lower grounds which encouraged many to move towards the plateaus, the church of Sainte Therese was erected by Comerford. He gave the name of Sainte Therese in souvenir of his sister, Mother Thérèsa Comerford, who was in charge …
This Curepipe Market as we see in the image is no more and has been replaced by the current one we can see today in 2014 (picture further down). It was a much better looking building even though it had problems. In 1975, after the Cyclone of Gervaise, the Curepipe market faced much damage which …
Currently replaced by the Floreal Knitwear Textile Factory, the Mangalkhan Horse Racing was founded in December 1904 under the title of the Mauritius Jockey Club. The history behind the town of Curepipe relates that during the years 1890s, the Curepipians wanted to build a racecourse in the vicinity of their town. The first racecourse was …
This view of Curepipe taken at the top of the ‘Barclays’ building during the 1950s reveals a very clean and calm Curepipe with very few traffic. The Municipal Library at the near middle of the picture and at the extreme mid left the Municipal lake which was then still very much admired. The house in …
The Merven Building, from the Merven Brothers, laid its first stone in April 1950. Back in 1939, due to the success of similar apartment buildings being constructed (one opposite the Ritz Cinema, and the other near the St Therese Church) the Merven brothers seized the opportunity and purchased this plot of land from the property …
The Merven Building, from the Merven Brothers, laid its first stone in April 1950. Back in 1939, due to the success of similar apartment buildings being constructed (one opposite the Ritz Cinema, and the other near the St Therese Church) the Merven brothers seized the opportunity and purchased this plot of land from the property …
The Mauritius Volunteer Force represented the Soldiers serving the country at its own account. These soldiers of the British garrison were mainly of British, Indian and African origins, even though the officers were all British. Two places in Mauritius were these soldiers were frequently seen was in Curepipe and Port Louis. In those days the …
Using animals as part of entertainment exist since the stand of time and this is something that might not change that soon, even though being discouraged little by little. During the early 1920s, there was this little street entertainment in Curepipe where the owner of the pet would train, dress in clothes and use his …
This Curepipe Market as we see in the image is no more and has been replaced by the current one we can see today in 2014 (picture further down). It was a much better looking building even though it had problems. In 1975, after the Cyclone of Gervaise, the Curepipe market faced much damage which …
The Merven Building, from the Merven Brothers, laid its first stone in April 1950. Back in 1939, due to the success of similar apartment buildings being constructed (one opposite the Ritz Cinema, and the other near the St Therese Church) the Merven brothers seized the opportunity and purchased this plot of land from the property …
Mauritius’ first post office was opened on December 21, 1772 when the island was under French rule. Mail was delivered internally and by ship to and from France and India. Great Britain took over the island on December 3, 1810, and continued the overseas mail service. The internal service apparently dwindled and terminated but was …
Curepipe during the ‘Far West’ days… The ladies gossiping, horse-carriages here and there and a lively animated street view. Days of the early development for the town of Curepipe and the upper lands of the country. Viewed like that we could picture a western movie taking place somewhere in the United States, or Europe. The …
Located on the Royal Road at the entrance of Curepipe, St Helene Church was constructed in 1922 and is among the famous churches of the town (St Therese being the first one). This image of 1933 shows how at this time the church was still surrounded by bamboo hays and greeneries whilst today it is …
Trou aux Cerfs (also known as Murr’s Volcano) is a dormant volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m (1,985 ft) high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. The crater has been alternately described as 300 and 350 meters in diameter, and is 80 meters deep. According to experts, the volcano is lying dormant but …
Found in Curepipe, the Royal College laid its first stone on the 1st October 1912 and two years later, on the 12th of January 1914, under the rectorship of Mr Westem Francis Russell the college was inaugurated and the institution was open to all students of the colony at the time. It is also said …
This spot in Curepipe hasn’t aged much from the 1980s till now. Apart from the round-about which has been replaced by traffic lights, the rest is all to all the same. Of course, the cars have been replaced by equivalents of the current generation. This image taken from the Barclays buildings on an early morning …