the capitals and cornices. He supervised the students of the college who also worked on the sculptures. The sculptures were done in Bath stone by the English sculptor Richard Lockwood Boulton of Cheltenham. The pediment has sculptures of the Roman god of water and the sea, Neptune, nymphs, sea horses, and waves that recall the building's proximity to the Arabian Sea. Discussing the charitable institution of the Sailors' Home in an essay in the book Bombay Before Mumbai: Essays in Honour of Jim Masselos, historian Preeti Chopra writes, "Even in the context of port architecture, Bombay's Sailors' Home looked as a "rather luxurious hotel" with large airy rooms and bathrooms." Gallery References External links Police headquarters 1876 establishments in India Gothic Revival architecture in India Buildings and structures completed in 1876 Venetian Gothic architecture The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai