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==Churches==
 
==Churches==
*Holy Cross Church, now CSI (Church of South India)
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*Holy Cross Church, now CSI (Church of South India). Established 1896, it was originally called the Perambur Railway Church, when it was under the railway authorities.<ref>[http://www.chennai.org.uk/religious-places/churches Churches In Chennai] chennai.org.uk. Retrieved 25 October, 2014</ref>
 
*Our Lady of Lourdes
 
*Our Lady of Lourdes
*Wesley Church, now CSI<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-events/an-enlightening-walk-through-perambur/article6326404.ece "An enlightening walk through Perambur"] by R. Srikanth August 18, 2014 ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 25 October 2014</ref>
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*Wesley Church, now CSI.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-events/an-enlightening-walk-through-perambur/article6326404.ece "An enlightening walk through Perambur"] by R. Srikanth August 18, 2014 ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 25 October 2014</ref> Established 1905<ref>CSI Wesley Church, Perambur Facebook page</ref>
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==Volunteer Regiment==
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The headquarters of the [[Madras Railway Volunteers]] was at Perambore.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

Revision as of 01:22, 25 October 2014

Perambur is situated about 7 km from Chennai Central and was a station on the Madras Railway, which later became the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway.

Perambur is the centre of a crescent of the Anglo-Indian community comprising Vepery, Purasawalkam, Ayanavaram, Perambur and Madhavaram.

The rise of Perambur as a premier Anglo-Indian centre was mainly due to the location there of the Carriage Works and Loco Works and the huge Perambur Railway Colony popularly known as the Pananthope Railway Colony.

Spelling variants

Perambur, Perambore

Churches

  • Holy Cross Church, now CSI (Church of South India). Established 1896, it was originally called the Perambur Railway Church, when it was under the railway authorities.[1]
  • Our Lady of Lourdes
  • Wesley Church, now CSI.[2] Established 1905[3]

Volunteer Regiment

The headquarters of the Madras Railway Volunteers was at Perambore.

External links

References

  1. Churches In Chennai chennai.org.uk. Retrieved 25 October, 2014
  2. "An enlightening walk through Perambur" by R. Srikanth August 18, 2014 The Hindu. Retrieved 25 October 2014
  3. CSI Wesley Church, Perambur Facebook page