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*[http://www.studygroup.org.uk/Articles/Content/THE%20WORLD.html  The World's First Official Post By Aeroplane Allahabad, India, Saturday 18th February 1911] by Ken Harman www.studygroup.org
*[http://www.studygroup.org.uk/Articles/Content/THE%20WORLD.html  The World's First Official Post By Aeroplane Allahabad, India, Saturday 18th February 1911] by Ken Harman www.studygroup.org
*[http://beautifulindianchurches.blogspot.in/2012/07/allahabad-bible-seminary-chapel-stanley.html Allahabad Bible Seminary](Beautiful Indian Churches blogspot).
*[http://beautifulindianchurches.blogspot.in/2012/07/allahabad-bible-seminary-chapel-stanley.html Allahabad Bible Seminary](Beautiful Indian Churches blogspot).
 
===Historical books online===
 
*[http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace/handle/123456789/769  ''District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh: Volume 23: Allahabad''] 1911 may be downloaded as a pdf from [http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace  Bhagirathi - The Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee]
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Allahabad
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 25.432248°N 81.870215°E
Altitude: 98 m (322 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Allahabad
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links
East Indian Railway
Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
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Allahabad was the headquarters of Allahabad District in the Allahabad Division of United Provinces during the British period.

Spelling variants

Modern spelling: Allahabad
Variants: Ilahabad

History

Allahabad became the capital of the newly formed United Provinces after the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58. The High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces was located in Allahabad.

The High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces was transferred to Allahabad from Agra in 1869. In 1887, the University of Allahabad was founded and All Saints Cathedral was consecrated.

Military history

Churches and missions

All Saints Cathedral
Anglican
  • All Saints Cathedral, Cannington. Some photos of exterior at All Saints Cathedral(Beautiful Indian Churches blogspot).
  • Holy Trinity, Church Road
  • St David's, Cantonment
Roman Catholic
  • St Joseph's, Thornhill Road
Other denominations
  • St Andrew's, Church of Scotland, Elgin Road
  • Baptist Church, Elgin Road
Missions
  • Church Mission Society, St Paul's Church
  • Divinity College
  • The Baptist, American Methodist Episcopal and Zenana

Railways

The railway station at Allahabad

Allahabad was an important junction on the main line of the East Indian Railway. Here, the line from Calcutta bifurcated with one line running north to Delhi and the other south-west to Jubbulpore where there was an end-to-end connection with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway's main line from Bombay. In 1925, when both the EIR and GIPR became state railways, the section from Jubbulpore to Allahabad was transferred to the GIPR. The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway had a terminus at Allahabad.

Map of Allahabad

External links

Historical books online