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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.
'''Simla''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_382.gif Simla District] in the Delhi Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. It 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==
==Railway==
[[Image:Simla_Railway_Station.jpg|thumb|left|Simla Railway Station today]]
[[Image:Simla_Railway_Station.jpg|thumb|right|Simla Railway Station today]]
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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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimla "Shimla"], Wikipedia.
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Simla Simla] Love to Know 1911<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_388.gif Simla Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimla Shimla], Wikipedia.
*[http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/simla1.html "Home from Home: The Victorians in Simla"] from The Victorian Web
*[http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/simla1.html "Home from Home: The Victorians in Simla"] from The Victorian Web
*[http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/gothicrevival/2.html Christ Church Simla] is one of a number of links relating to Simla in  [http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/architecture.html Victorian and Edwardian Architecture in British India] from The Victorian Web
*[http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/gothicrevival/2.html Christ Church Simla] is one of a number of links relating to Simla in  [http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/architecture.html Victorian and Edwardian Architecture in British India] from The Victorian Web

Revision as of 15:46, 24 July 2012

Simla
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
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places of interest during the British period
Simla



Simla was the headquarters of Simla District in the Delhi Division of Punjab Province during the British period. It 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

Simla Railway Station today

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

Churches

Stained Glass, St. Michael's Cathedral (1988)
  • Christ Church (Anglican, built 1844-1846).
  • St Michael and St Joseph's Cathedral (Roman Catholic, built 1886). Photograph (flickr.com)
  • St Andrew's Church (Church of Scotland, 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)

Cemeteries from Simla, Past and Present by Edward J Buck 1904 Archive.org.

Sumit Raj Vashisht's blog, "Cemeteries In Shimla", includes a transcription of 146 MIs at Sanjauli Cemetery. He has another blog, also called "Cemeteries in Shimla" which mentions earlier cemeteries. His "Heritage Walks in Shimla" also briefly mentions some of the earlier cemeteries.

"Infusing life into British era graveyards in Himachal" WorldLatestNews.com

Schools

FIBIS resources

Related articles

External links

Historical books on-line