The Bijou Rest Houses of the North


The Survey Rest House at Bukuru


This photograph shows one of the more recent of Nigerian Colonial Service Rest Houses. Still, it had had no running water, no electricity, no beds, no utensils and only a few items of basic furniture.

Photograph courtesy of the Author's collection.


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