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==Schools==
==Schools==
*Bishop Cotton School - see [[Schools]] for details.
*Bishop Cotton School - see [[Schools]] for details.
==FIBIS resources==
*[http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=32&s_id=0 Members of the Himalayan Brotherhood, Simla]


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 22:05, 25 August 2009

Simla
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 31.137603°N 77.128143°E
Altitude: 2,900 m (9,514 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Shimla
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links
Kalka-Simla Railway

Simla (now known as Shimla) was the summer capital of the Raj from 1864. In the centre of Simla is the large open space known as The Ridge. The colonial-era architecture in the town is notable for its mock tudor style.

Railway

The narrow gauge Kalka-Simla Railway is still operational, having opened in 1903.

Churches

  • Christ Church (Anglican)
  • St Michaels RC Church

Cemeteries

  • Sanjauli Cemetery - Sumit Raj Vashisht's blog "Cemeteries In Shimla" gives information about Sanjauli Cemetery established 1921. Includes a list of names. Nothing remains of one earlier cemetery. The blog Heritage Walks in Shimla also gives additional information about earlier cemeteries.

Schools

  • Bishop Cotton School - see Schools for details.

FIBIS resources

External links

Simla, Past and Present by Sir Edward John Buck 1904 includes “descriptions of interesting personages and their residences”. Available at the British Library. Snippet View Google Books (1925 edition)