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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=31.111,77.154&ie=UTF8&ll=31.137603,77.128143&spn=0.544223,1.234589&z=10&iwloc=A  31.137603°N 77.128143°E]
 
|altitude= 2,900 m (9,514 ft)
 
|altitude= 2,900 m (9,514 ft)
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|presentname=Shimla  
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|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimla Shimla]
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|stateprovince=Himachal Pradesh
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|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh Himachal Pradesh]
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|country=India
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|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
 
|transport=[[Kalka-Simla Railway]]
 
|transport=[[Kalka-Simla Railway]]
 
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'''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.<br>
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'''Simla''' (now known as Shimla) was the [[hill station]] linked with [[Delhi]] and the summer retreat of the Viceroy 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.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimla Shimla] Wikipedia
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==Railway==
 
==Railway==
 
The narrow gauge [[Kalka-Simla Railway]] is still operational, having opened in 1903.
 
The narrow gauge [[Kalka-Simla Railway]] is still operational, having opened in 1903.
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==Churches==
 
==Churches==
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*Christ Church (Anglican)
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*Christ Church (Anglican, built 1844-1846).
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*St Michaels RC Church
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*St Michael's Cathedral (Roman Catholic, built 1886).
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*St Andrew's Church (Church of Scoltand, now a library).
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*St Thomas's Church (Church Missionary Society).
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*All Saints Chapel.
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*St Crispin's, Mashobra.
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==Cemeteries==
 
==Cemeteries==
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*'''Sanjauli Cemetery''' - Sumit Raj Vashisht's blog [http://cemeteriesinshimla.blogspot.com/2008_11_07_archive.html "Cemeteries In Shimla"] gives information about Sanjauli Cemetery established 1921. Includes a list of names. Nothing remains of one earlier cemetery. The blog [http://heritagewalksinshimla.blogspot.com Heritage Walks in Shimla] also gives additional information about earlier cemeteries.
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*Oakover Cemetery (in use 1829-1841).
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*Cart Road Cemetery (consecrated 1840).
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*Kanlog Cemetery (in use 1850-1920s)
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*Sanjauli Cemetery (opened 1921)
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*St Bede's Cemetery (private burial ground for nuns of Convent of Jesus and Mary, also some Loreto religious)
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Sumit Raj Vashisht's blog, [http://cemeteriesinshimla.blogspot.com/2008_11_07_archive.html "Cemeteries In Shimla"], includes a transcription of 146 MIs at Sanjauli Cemetery.
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His [http://heritagewalksinshimla.blogspot.com "Heritage Walks in Shimla"] has information about the earlier cemeteries.
  
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This [http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx link] also mentions the churches and cemeteries in Simla and the surrounding area.
 
  
 
==Schools==
 
==Schools==
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*Bishop Cotton School - see [[Schools]] for details.
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*[[Schools|Bishop Cotton School]] dates from 1859 and was modelled on the typical British boarding Public School of the Victorian period..
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==FIBIS resources==
 
==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]
 
*[http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=32&s_id=0 Members of the Himalayan Brotherhood, Simla]
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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*''Simla, Past and Present'' by Sir Edward John Buck 1904 includes “descriptions of interesting personages and their residences”. Available at the [[British Library]]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=LU0CAAAAMAAJ Snippet View Google Books] (1925 edition). Depending where you live, you may be able to access this book.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimla "Shimla"], ''Wikipedia''.
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*''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj'' by Dane Kennedy, 1996  [http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=ft396nb1sf&brand=ucpress University of California Press]
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*[http://hpshimla.nic.in/sml_heritage.htm Shimla-Heritage] includes some old photographs of the town.
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[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx "Churches and cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh"], ''Himachal Tourism''.
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Buck, Edward John. ''Simla, Past and Present''. Calcutta: np, 1904. {Includes “descriptions of interesting personages and their residences”. Google Books has Snippet Views of the <br>
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[http://www.google.com/books?id=oNGCAAAAIAAJ 1904 edition] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=LU0CAAAAMAAJ 1925 edition]. Depending on where you live, you may be able to access this book.]
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Kennedy, Dane. [http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft396nb1sf/ ''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj''] (full text, searchable). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0520201884. ISBN 978-0520201880
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[http://hpshimla.nic.in/sml_heritage.htm Shimla-Heritage] includes some old photographs of the town.
  
  
  
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]  
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
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[[Category:Hill Stations]]
 
[[Category:Locations]]
 
[[Category:Locations]]

Revision as of 23:33, 8 November 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 hill station linked with Delhi and the summer retreat of the Viceroy 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, built 1844-1846).
  • St Michael's Cathedral (Roman Catholic, built 1886).
  • St Andrew's Church (Church of Scoltand, now a library).
  • St Thomas's Church (Church Missionary Society).
  • All Saints Chapel.
  • St Crispin's, Mashobra.


Cemeteries

  • Oakover Cemetery (in use 1829-1841).
  • Cart Road Cemetery (consecrated 1840).
  • Kanlog Cemetery (in use 1850-1920s)
  • Sanjauli Cemetery (opened 1921)
  • St Bede's Cemetery (private burial ground for nuns of Convent of Jesus and Mary, also some Loreto religious)
Sumit Raj Vashisht's blog, "Cemeteries In Shimla", includes a transcription of 146 MIs at Sanjauli Cemetery.
His "Heritage Walks in Shimla" has information about the earlier cemeteries.


Schools

  • Bishop Cotton School dates from 1859 and was modelled on the typical British boarding Public School of the Victorian period..


FIBIS resources


External links

"Shimla", Wikipedia.

"Churches and cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh", Himachal Tourism.

Buck, Edward John. Simla, Past and Present. Calcutta: np, 1904. {Includes “descriptions of interesting personages and their residences”. Google Books has Snippet Views of the
1904 edition and 1925 edition. Depending on where you live, you may be able to access this book.]

Kennedy, Dane. The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj (full text, searchable). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0520201884. ISBN 978-0520201880

Shimla-Heritage includes some old photographs of the town.

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