Dick Barton

May 22 2005

Dick and Clare Barton visited Assam in November 2004 in order to celebrate his 80th birthday. Dick tells us they had a wonderful visit and were treated royally for the occasion by all the wonderful people they met.

Dick was born in Assam in 1924 on  Kutchujan T.E. which was an out garden of Hukanpukri T.E. - all were Jokai gardens

Dick  returned to England in 1931.. and since then had never been back until this visit in 2004

Dick is sharing some of the photographs he took during his visit and they give us a very interesting view of Upper Assam today--Thank you Dick

The 80th Birthday boy Dick Barton at Mancotta

Dick Barton enjoying breakfast at the Mancotta Bungalow

Clare Barton also enjoying breakfast at the Mancotta Bungalow




The Visitors Book at Mancotta


The wonderful dancing show at Kutchujan.  The dancers greeted Dick and Clare  the evening we arrived.  Dick tells us: It was a local troupe and the dance was - I think - a festival of Spring, but I'm  not too  sure.  At the end we all kneeled down for a blessing including Mark SLIM and his companions.

Another view of the dancers at Kutchujan.

Dick, Himself in Tea

The Train 

Zaloni Golf Club

The Entrance to Zaloni Golf Course
Established 1960

The 19th hole



Bell Temple


The Mancotta Bungalow

Buddhist Temple



another view of Buddhist Temple


Old Book


More  views of Old books


Monks


Buddhist Tomb

Panitola Station


Train


InterCity Express


Digboi Cemetery


a Memorial  Stone to a member of 
Queen Alexandra's Indian
Military Nursing Service

 
Panitola Station


Panitola Hospital


Dick Barton at the Panitola bungalow

Panitola Bungalow entry


Bungalow Verandah


Bungalow Dining Table

Clare and Mickey


Clare & Dick Barton enjoying it all


The Superintendents Office


Clare with some unprocessed Tea


Fermenting Room 

 
Coat of Arms

At the Club Bar

Panitola Club Tennis Courts

Panitola Cricket Field with a game in progress


Sunset