Simla
| Simla | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
Simla (now known as Shimla) 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.
Railway
The narrow gauge Kalka-Simla Railway is still operational, having opened in 1903.
Churches
- Christ Church (Anglican, built 1844-1846).
- St Michael's Cathedral (Roman Catholic, built 1886).
- 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)
- Sanjauli Cemetery (opened 1921)
- St Bede's Cemetery (private burial ground for nuns of Convent of Jesus and Mary, also some Loreto religious)
Sumit Raj Vashisht's blog, "Cemeteries In Shimla", includes a transcription of 146 MIs at Sanjauli Cemetery. His "Heritage Walks in Shimla" has information about the earlier cemeteries.
Schools
- Bishop Cotton School dates from 1859 and was modelled on the typical British boarding Public School of the Victorian period..
FIBIS resources
Related articles
External links
"Shimla", Wikipedia.
"Churches and cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh", Himachal Tourism.
Buck, Edward John. Simla, Past and Present. Calcutta: np, 1904. {Includes “descriptions of interesting personages and their residences”. Google Books has Snippet Views of the
1904 edition and 1925 edition. Depending on where you live, you may be able to access this book.]
Kennedy, Dane. The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj (full text, searchable). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0520201884. ISBN 978-0520201880
Shimla-Heritage includes some old photographs of the town.