The area to the west of the British Residency where mostly occupied by the gardens and mansions of the nobles is visible on the map. These mansions setup along with the Putli Baoli road runs in a slanting manner and the area to the right side of it is part residential compound, where situates a Telegraph Office, Post Office, Drinking Trough, and Putli Baoli are visible. Baoli is another word used for stepwell and these stepwells were constructed mainly for the storage purpose especially found in the arid regions like Deccan. Due to these steps, it is easy for the people to get access as well as manage the groundwater than with big well and tank. The residency was situated to the north of the Musi and from the city, one can be approached through the Oliphant Bridge. It was at the Residency, the British envoys resided hence the name came to the site. Initially, the Nizam Mir Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, offered a residence of him on the site to the envoy John Kennaway and after his death due to the small and inconvenient in size, W.A Kirkpatrick built another building under the supervision of Royal Engineer P. Russel. The building completed in 1808 surrounded by a wall and bastions at the entrance gate.