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*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.114654 ''Thackers New Guide To Simla'']  by Beresford Harrop 1925 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.114654 ''Thackers New Guide To Simla'']  by Beresford Harrop 1925 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
*Kennedy, Dane. [http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft396nb1sf/ ''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj''] (full text, searchable). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0520201884. ISBN 978-0520201880
*Kennedy, Dane. [http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft396nb1sf/ ''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj''] (full text, searchable). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0520201884. ISBN 978-0520201880
*''Thackers Indian Directory 1908'' is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] old website, in Tiff format, but it does not appear to be available as a pdf download. The Mofussil Directory entry for Simla is pages 529-539, computer pages 792-802. Includes List of Residents, page 532, computer page 795.  For additional directories available online, refer [[Directories online]].
*''Thackers Indian Directory '''1908''''' - First 5 pages are blank. Contents on digital p63. Page 1 of text, digital p172. Unfortunately this volume is not complete, as pages after (actual) page 975 are missing. Mofussil Directory  begins p91, digital p264.  Barcode:4990010004217.  [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/scripts/FullindexDefault.htm?path1=/data6/upload/0138/376&first=1&last=1364&barcode=4990010004217  "Old" Digital Library of India website, TIFF images]. This volume is catalogued ''Thackers Indian Directory, 1908'' but generally does not show up in a Search, nor does there appear to be a pdf version. The Mofussil Directory entry for Simla is pages 529-539, digital pages 792-802. Includes List of Residents, page 532, digital page 795.  For additional directories available online, refer [[Directories online]].
*[https://archive.org/details/CInCsResidencesIndia ''Reminiscences of the Residencies of the Commanders-In-Chief in India in Simla, Old and New Delhi''] by Field- Marshal Sir W R Birdwood 1930 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/CInCsResidencesIndia ''Reminiscences of the Residencies of the Commanders-In-Chief in India in Simla, Old and New Delhi''] by Field- Marshal Sir W R Birdwood 1930 Archive.org



Revision as of 03:01, 12 May 2017

Simla
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 31.137603°N 77.128143°E
Altitude: 2,900 m (9,514 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Shimla
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links
Kalka-Simla Railway
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places of interest during the British period
Simla



Simla was the headquarters of Simla District in the Delhi Division of Punjab Province during the British period. It was the hill station linked with Delhi and the summer retreat of the Viceroy from 1864. In the centre of Simla is the large open space known as The Ridge. The colonial-era architecture in the town is notable for its mock Tudor style.

The current name is Shimla.

Kaithu near Simla, was a small community c early 1930s, but included a small Bazaar, Post Office, and a fairly large Convent of Jesus and Mary run by the Loretto Nuns. A troop of Gurkhas was stationed there, about six hundred yards lower down the hill. Mrs. Oliver's private school operated then, about thirty pupils between the ages of five and eight were taught by her, both in Simla in the summer and Delhi in the winter.[1]

Railway

The narrow gauge Kalka-Simla Railway is still operational, having opened in 1903.

Churches

Stained Glass, St. Michael's Cathedral (1988)
  • Christ Church (Anglican, built 1844-1846).
  • St Michael and St Joseph's Cathedral (Roman Catholic, built 1886). Photograph (flickr.com)
  • St Andrew's Church (Church of Scotland, now a library).
  • St Thomas's Church (Church Missionary Society).
  • All Saints Chapel.
  • St Crispin's, Mashobra.

Cemeteries

  • Oakover Cemetery (in use 1829-1841).
  • Cart Road Cemetery (consecrated 1840).
  • Kanlog Cemetery (in use 1850-1920s) (See individual fibiwiki article)
  • Sanjauli Cemetery (opened 1921)
  • St Bede's Cemetery (private burial ground for nuns of Convent of Jesus and Mary, also some Loreto religious)

Cemeteries from Simla, Past and Present by Edward J Buck 1904 Archive.org.
"Simla District" page 43 A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1 by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library
Cemeteries in Simla Brief historical background to the individual cemeteries from blog of Sumit Raj Vashit.

Schools

FIBIS resources

Related articles

External links

Simla Railway Station today

Historical images online

  • Panorama of Simla watercolour by Lady Elizabeth Tennant c 1865 University of Cambridge Digital Library.

Historical books online

References

  1. "Colonial Boy" by John Alton Price, now an archived webpage. The author was born in December 1923 in Simla. He attended Bishop Cotton School from age 9, for 9 years.