Allahabad

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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

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 city was an important junction on the main line of the East Indian Railway from Calcutta to Delhi; from here, a branch ran south-west to Jubbulpore to connect to the Great Indian Peninsula Railway's main line from Bombay. The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway had a terminus at Allahabad.

Map of Allahabad

History

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

Battle of Allahabad June 1857
Battle of Allahabad July 1857

Churches and missions

Anglican

  • All Saints Cathedral, Cannington
  • 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

External links