Egmore
| Egmore | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 13°04'40.8"N 80°15'32.4"E |
| Altitude: | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Egmore |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
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Egmore is an area near the centre of Madras
It is the location of St Andrew’s Church (Church of Scotland), established 1821.
It was the location of the Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum
It was located on the Madras Railway, which later became the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
External links
- Egmore Wikipedia. Retrieved 25 October 2014
- 'St Andrew's Church, Egmore, Madras'. Drawn and engraved by J.W. Gantz, Vepery, 1841 British Library Online Gallery. Retrieved 25 October 2014
- St Andrew’s Church. The buildings and the site were maintained by the Ecclesiastical Department of the Government of India until 31st March 1948. It remains a Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 25 October 2014
- "The Scottish touch" by Anusha Parthasarathy, September 25, 2013. The Hindu. St Andrew’s Kirk. Retrieved 25 October 2014
- Egmore Wesley Church was established in 1905. Retrieved 25 October 2014
- Chennai Egmore railway station Wikipedia. Retrieved 25 October 2014