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The Eden Gardens were started by Lord Aukland'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 Rowing Club. Beside the lake is a Burmese Pagoda brought from Prome and set up in 1856.
The Eden Gardens were started by Lord Aukland'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 Rowing Club. Beside the lake is a Burmese Pagoda brought from Prome and set up in 1856.


There were also many statues in the Gardens.
There were many statues in the Gardens.


==See also==
==Churches and missions==
'''Anglican'''
*[[St Paul's Cathedral]] - completed in 1847
*St James Church - see [http://members.fibis.org/archive/J5.pdf FIBIS Journal 5], ''The Man Who Built St James Calcutta''
*St John's Cathedral Church - conscreated 1787
*Old Mission Church
 
'''Roman Catholic'''
*RC Cathedral (Virgin Mary of the Rosary) - built 1797
*St Theresa - built 1893
*St Thomas' Church - begun in 1841, adjacent to the Convent of Our Lady of Loreto
 
'''Other denominations'''
*St Andrew's Church of Scotland - opened 1818
*Greek Church - established 1780
*Armenian Church
 
'''Missions'''
*Church Mission Society
*Free Church of Scotland - started in 1830
*London Missionary Society
*Oxford Mission - Church of England
*Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (Anglican)
 
===Non-Christian places of worship===
As well as the temples and mosques that served the general Indian populace, Calcutta also housed:
*Parsi temple
*Synagogue
*Chinese temple
 
===Cemeteries===
See [[Cemeteries in Calcutta]].
 
==Education==
*Bengal School of Art
*Bishop's College, Circular Road - run by the Oxford Mission
*Doveton College
*Martiniere School
 
==Economy and business==
*[[Calcutta Businesses in 1933]]
*[[Calcutta Businesses in 1933]]


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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Kolkata History of Kolkata], ''Wikipedia.''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Kolkata History of Kolkata], ''Wikipedia.''
*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/calcutta1940s/ Calcutta 1940's]
*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/calcutta1940s/ Calcutta 1940's]
*[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=&vps=1&jsv=156c&sll=22.570526,88.351815&sspn=0.00959,0.019312&gl=uk&ie=UTF8&geocode=FWZuWAEdd1NEBQ&split=0 Kolkata, Google Maps] Map with many buildings marked


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Calcutta
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 22.572625°N, 88.363893°E
Altitude: 9 m (30 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Kolkata
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
Transport links
East Indian Railway (Howrah)
Bengal-Nagpur Railway
Calcutta and South Eastern Railway (Sealdah)
Eastern Bengal Railway (Sealdah)
Calcutta Port Commissioners' Railway
Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway
Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway
Futwah-Islampur Light Railway
Howrah-Amta Light Railway
Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway

Calcutta (present day Kolkata) is a large city in north-east India. Calcutta was the headquarters of the Government of the Bengal Presidency. It was also the capital of British India until Delhi became the capital on 12th December 1911. The city had a large European mercantile community.

History

Battle of Calcutta 1757
3rd Carnatic War 1756-63

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Kolkata
Variants: Calcutta

Location

Calcutta is now known as Kolkata in modern day India and is situated at 22°33′N, 88°20′E in the Ganges Delta.

Places in Calcutta

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 Lieutenent-Governor of Bengal, was near the southern end.

Eden Gardens

The Eden Gardens were started by Lord Aukland'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 Rowing Club. Beside the lake is a Burmese Pagoda brought from Prome and set up in 1856.

There were many statues in the Gardens.

Churches and missions

Anglican

  • St Paul's Cathedral - completed in 1847
  • St James Church - see FIBIS Journal 5, The Man Who Built St James Calcutta
  • St John's Cathedral Church - conscreated 1787
  • Old Mission Church

Roman Catholic

  • RC Cathedral (Virgin Mary of the Rosary) - built 1797
  • St Theresa - built 1893
  • St Thomas' Church - begun in 1841, adjacent to the Convent of Our Lady of Loreto

Other denominations

  • St Andrew's Church of Scotland - opened 1818
  • Greek Church - established 1780
  • Armenian Church

Missions

  • Church Mission Society
  • Free Church of Scotland - started in 1830
  • London Missionary Society
  • Oxford Mission - Church of England
  • Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (Anglican)

Non-Christian places of worship

As well as the temples and mosques that served the general Indian populace, Calcutta also housed:

  • Parsi temple
  • Synagogue
  • Chinese temple

Cemeteries

See Cemeteries in Calcutta.

Education

  • Bengal School of Art
  • Bishop's College, Circular Road - run by the Oxford Mission
  • Doveton College
  • Martiniere School

Economy and business

External Links

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