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*[http://www.christchurchcollegekanpur.com/about.htm Christ Church College, Kanpur]. The College began as an S.P.G. [Society for the Propogation of the Gospel] Mission School in the 1840’s. First called Mission School, then Christ Church School, it grew into a College affiliated to the Calcutta University in 1866. | *[http://www.christchurchcollegekanpur.com/about.htm Christ Church College, Kanpur]. The College began as an S.P.G. [Society for the Propogation of the Gospel] Mission School in the 1840’s. First called Mission School, then Christ Church School, it grew into a College affiliated to the Calcutta University in 1866. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_High_School,_Kanpur Girls’High School], (Wikipedia), known as Methodist High School since 1952. Established 1874. It also admitted some boys. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_High_School,_Kanpur Girls’High School], (Wikipedia), known as Methodist High School since 1952. Established 1874. It also admitted some boys. | ||
==Economy and Business== | |||
*Maitrey Bajpai’s [http://cawnporethefilm.blogspot.com/2010/08/brief-history-industrialization.html Industrialisation in Cawnpore] | |||
*The book ''Boxwallahs : the British in Cawnpore, 1857-1901'' by Zoë Yalland 1994 is available at the [[British Library]] | |||
*[http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=6&id=5807&gallery=Bradshaw+family&offset=0 William Bradshaw] was appointed assistant weaving master at Muir Mills in 1931 and worked there until 1952 | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 17 March 2011
| Cawnpore | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 26.460738°N, 80.333405°E |
| Altitude: | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kanpur |
| State/Province: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway East Indian Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | |
Cawnpore, in north central India, is now known as Kanpur. The nearest large city is Lucknow. Cawnpore was the scene of the infamous Siege of Cawnpore and subsequent massacre in 1857, when dozens of British women and children were slaughtered and their bodies thrown down the Bibighar well.
The city was (and remains) an important railway junction, with the East Indian main trunk line from Calcutta to Delhi meeting spurs from the Bombay, Baroda and Central India, Great Indian Peninsula and Oudh and Rohilkhand Railways.
History
Siege of Cawnpore Jun 1857
Cawnpore (Bibigarh)
Recapture of Cawnpore July 1857
Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kanpur
Variants: Cawnpore, Cawnpur
Modern name:Bibigarh
Variants: Bibigurh/Bibigahr/Bibighar
Cemeteries
- A BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publication, but currently (10/2010) out of print, is
- Kacheri Cemetery, Kanpur : a complete list of inscriptions with notes on those buried there by Zoe Yalland 1985
BACSA have put the indexes to this cemetery book online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
This cemetery was open 1781-1865 and up to 1846 was known as the Officers’ Burial Ground, as mainly military officers and their families were buried there. It became known as Kacheri Cemetery in 1857. Blunt has some entries under Kachahri Cemetery. Private soldiers were buried at Hiramun-Ku –Purwa (open 1796-1818). The New Cantonment Cemetery was open 1818-1943.[1]
- Monumental Inscriptions from Cawnpur Cantonment Cemetery from Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica: Fourth Series
- Volume 1 1906. This is a Preview Google Books and unfortunately only part of the data is shown. This book is available at the British Library. Page 54,page 114, page 145, page 172, page 218
- Volume 2 1908 Archive.org Page 21, page 61, page 138, page 164. It appears the data continues, probably in Fourth Series, Volume 3, available at the British Library
Education
- Christ Church College, Kanpur. The College began as an S.P.G. [Society for the Propogation of the Gospel] Mission School in the 1840’s. First called Mission School, then Christ Church School, it grew into a College affiliated to the Calcutta University in 1866.
- Girls’High School, (Wikipedia), known as Methodist High School since 1952. Established 1874. It also admitted some boys.
Economy and Business
- Maitrey Bajpai’s Industrialisation in Cawnpore
- The book Boxwallahs : the British in Cawnpore, 1857-1901 by Zoë Yalland 1994 is available at the British Library
- William Bradshaw was appointed assistant weaving master at Muir Mills in 1931 and worked there until 1952
References
- ↑ Kanpur Heritage and Tourism, page 4 and details from BACSA Archive at the British Library, Mss F370.
External links
- Cawnpore Love to Know 1911
- Kanpur Wikipedia
- Cawnpore City Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 9, page 315.
- Cawnpore map 1909 Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 26 Atlas
