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[[Image:Calcutta map 1862 .jpg|thumb|250px|Calcutta in 1862]]
==== The Maidan ====
The site of [[Fort William]], the Maidan was (and still is) the centre of Calcutta. It was bounded on the west side by the Hooghly River and the Strand Road, and on the east side by Chowringhi Road. Government House, the Governor's residence, was at the north end of the Maidan and Belvedere, the residence of the LieutenentLieutenant-Governor of Bengal, was near the southern end.
==== Eden Gardens====
The Eden Gardens were started by Lord AuklandAuckland's sisters and are beautifully laid out. They were the main gathering place of Calcutta Society in the time of the British Raj. They are also the home of India's oldest cricket ground, the Calcutta Cricket Club, and have a lake which was the home of the [http://www.calcuttarowingclub.co.in/about.php Calcutta Rowing Club]. Beside the lake is a Burmese Pagoda brought from [[Prome]] and set up in 1856. There were many statues in the Gardens. [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=File:Eden_Gardens._Calcutta.JPG Calcutta Eden Gardens ]Links to a postcard of Eden Gardens in the [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Category:Images Fibiwiki images collection]
==Churches and missions==
*St Andrew's Church of Scotland - opened 1818. [http://standrewschurch-kolkata.org/index.html Website for St Andrew’s Church] with contact email. The website advises that the church holds the Scottish Cemetery Burial Register from its inception in 1826 and Baptism and Marriage Registers of St Andrew's Church, Kolkata and for small fee will search and provide a copy of an extract. It also holds the Baptism and Marriage Registers and some other documents for Church of Scotland cantonment Churches throughout India, Ceylon, Burma and some Gulf stations. Note however this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2012-05/1338219325 post] dated 28 May 2012 reports a problem obtaining a copy of a record.
*Greek Church - established 1780.
*Holy Church of Nazareth ([[Armenian]]) - built in 1724. Dr. Reuben Khachaturyan/Liz Chater have transcribed all the baptisms at this church. They can be viewed on the [http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=195&s_id=126 FIBIS database]. Liz also has many photos of graves at the Nazereth Nazareth Church on [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chaterfamilytree/nazareth_church.htm her website].
'''Missions'''
