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The '''Cantonment''' was situated 3 miles east of the civil station of Lahore and until 1906 was known as Mian Mir (alternative spelling Mean Meer, Meean Meer) | The '''Cantonment''' was situated 3 miles east of the civil station of Lahore and until 1906 was known as Mian Mir (alternative spelling Mean Meer, Meean Meer) | ||
Lahore was the head-quarters of the [[Punjab Light Horse]] and of the | Lahore was the head-quarters of the [[Punjab Light Horse]] and of the [[Punjab Rifles|1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles]].<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/imperialgazette05unkngoog#page/n72/mode/1up ''Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States''], page 40 1908 Archive.org</ref> [http://www.emule.com/2poetry/phorum/read.php?4,12692 "A Beleagured City"],is a parody by Rudyard Kipling about the proximity of the firing range of the Punjab Volunteer Rifles to the Lawrence Hall Gardens | ||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 22 July 2010
| Lahore | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 31.545073°N 74.340835°E |
| Altitude: | 217 m (712 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Lahore |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Lahore was the capital of undivided Punjab until Partition in 1947, after which it became the capital of West Punjab in Pakistan.
History
Places of interest
- Walled City of Lahore
- Lahore Fort
- Lahore Museum
Churches
Anglican
- Lahore Cathedral (Cathedral Church of Resurrection) - consecrated in 1887
- St Andrew's (The Railway Church) - built in 1899 to serve the Railway colony, near the North Western Railway Headquarters
- St Anthony's - also near the North Western Railway Headquarters on Empress Road
Roman Catholic
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - built 1861
- Sacred Heart Cathedral - consecrated 1907, the seat of the Diocese of Lahore
Education
Schools
- Convent of Jesus and Mary
- Queen Mary College
Colleges/University
- Government College (now University) (1864).
- University of Punjab
Cemeteries
Military
The Cantonment was situated 3 miles east of the civil station of Lahore and until 1906 was known as Mian Mir (alternative spelling Mean Meer, Meean Meer)
Lahore was the head-quarters of the Punjab Light Horse and of the 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles.[1] "A Beleagured City",is a parody by Rudyard Kipling about the proximity of the firing range of the Punjab Volunteer Rifles to the Lawrence Hall Gardens
Transport
Railways
- Lahore Railway Station
Lahore was the headquarters of North Western Railway. There were railway workshops and a railway colony.
Statues
The following are some of the people whose statues were erected during the period. All except one has been removed from their original locations.
- Queen Victoria
- King Edward VII
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Professor Alfred C. Woolner
- Sir Ganga Ram
- Sir John Lawrence
Maps
Lahore Map 1912 from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin
References
External links
"'A Feeling of Absence from Old England:' the Colonial Bungalow" by William J Glover. Home Cultures Volume 1 Issue 1 pages 61-82 2004(?). Contains references to Lahore from page 3 of the pdf. “By the late nineteenth century, Lahore was a desirable posting for European officers and civilians due to its large size, moderate climate, and relatively cosmopolitan range of institutions and activities.”
Historical books online
- "Lahore City", pages 37-40 and "Lahore Cantonment", page 40 from Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States, 1908 Archive.org
- Punjab disturbances, April 1919; compiled from the Civil and military gazette 1919 Archive.org
- "Lahore Central Jail", page 95 from Professional papers on Indian engineering, Volume 5 1868 Google Books