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|stateprovince=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu Tamil Nadu] | |||
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|transport=[[Madras Railway]]<br>[[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] | |||
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'''Egmore''' is a neighbourhood of Chennai, previously a separate community and later absorbed by the city of [[Madras]]. | |||
== Churches and missions == | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Chennai St Andrew’s Church] (Church of Scotland), established 1821. ''(Retrieved 1 May 2016)'' | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Church,_Egmore Wesley Church Egmore] ''Retrieved 1 May 2016)'' | |||
== Education == | |||
[[Orphan Schools in Madras#Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum|Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum]]. ''(Retrieved 1 May 2016)'' | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egmore Egmore] Wikipedia. Retrieved 25 October 2014 | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egmore Egmore] Wikipedia. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)'' | ||
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019pzz000000369u00000000.html 'St Andrew's Church, Egmore, Madras'. Drawn and engraved by J.W. Gantz, Vepery, 1841] British Library Online Gallery. Retrieved 25 October 2014 | *[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019pzz000000369u00000000.html 'St Andrew's Church, Egmore, Madras'. Drawn and engraved by J.W. Gantz, Vepery, 1841] British Library Online Gallery. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)'' | ||
*[http://www.thekirk.in/roots.asp St Andrew’s Church]. The buildings and the site were maintained by the Ecclesiastical Department of the Government of India until 31st March 1948. It remains a Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 25 October 2014 | *[http://www.thekirk.in/roots.asp St Andrew’s Church]. The buildings and the site were maintained by the Ecclesiastical Department of the Government of India until 31st March 1948. It remains a Presbyterian Church. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)'' | ||
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-scottish-touch/article5163889.ece "The Scottish touch"] by Anusha Parthasarathy, September 25, 2013. ''The Hindu''. St Andrew’s Kirk. Retrieved 25 October 2014 | *[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-scottish-touch/article5163889.ece "The Scottish touch"] by Anusha Parthasarathy, September 25, 2013. ''The Hindu''. St Andrew’s Kirk. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)'' | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station Chennai Egmore railway station] Wikipedia. Retrieved 25 October 2014 | *[http://www.egmorewesleychurch.org Egmore Wesley Church] was established in 1905. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)'' | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station Chennai Egmore railway station] Wikipedia. ''(Retrieved 25 October 2014)'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 1 May 2016
| Egmore | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 13.078°N 80.259°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Egmore |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway | |
Egmore is a neighbourhood of Chennai, previously a separate community and later absorbed by the city of Madras.
Churches and missions
- St Andrew’s Church (Church of Scotland), established 1821. (Retrieved 1 May 2016)
- Wesley Church Egmore Retrieved 1 May 2016)
Education
Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum. (Retrieved 1 May 2016)
External links
- Egmore Wikipedia. (Retrieved 25 October 2014)
- 'St Andrew's Church, Egmore, Madras'. Drawn and engraved by J.W. Gantz, Vepery, 1841 British Library Online Gallery. (Retrieved 25 October 2014)
- St Andrew’s Church. The buildings and the site were maintained by the Ecclesiastical Department of the Government of India until 31st March 1948. It remains a Presbyterian Church. (Retrieved 25 October 2014)
- "The Scottish touch" by Anusha Parthasarathy, September 25, 2013. The Hindu. St Andrew’s Kirk. (Retrieved 25 October 2014)
- Egmore Wesley Church was established in 1905. (Retrieved 25 October 2014)
- Chennai Egmore railway station Wikipedia. (Retrieved 25 October 2014)