Lucknow
| Lucknow | |
|---|---|
| |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 26.812800°N, 80.901300°E |
| Altitude: | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Lucknow |
| State/Province: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway | |
Lucknow is a city in north-central India, about 250m/400km south-west of Delhi. It was the scene of a major siege during the Indian Mutiny, when the Residency was defended against great odds by a small group of soldiers and civilians, including schoolboys from La Martiniere College.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Lucknow Variants: Lukhnow,/Luknow/Lakhnao
Military history
For details of events during the Indian Mutiny see main article Events at Lucknow
Maps
FIBIS database
Transport
Lucknow became an important railway hub for both broad and metre gauge lines, headquarters of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (which also had two major workshops situated close by, at Alambagh and Charbagh), and a terminus for the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway's line from Bareilly.
Churches
Anglican:
- All Saints Garrison Church
- Christ Church Cathedral
- St Mary's at the Residency - Photos of the cemetery on the FIBIS database
Roman Catholic
- St Joseph's Cathedral
Memorials
FIBIS database
- Memorial to Henry Lawrence in the Christ Church Cathedral
- Memorial to James Outram in the Christ Church Cathedral
- Thomas Henry Kavanagh was a civilian who won the Victoria Cross for his action during the Siege. One of those inside the Residency, he disguised himself as a sepoy in order to escape undetected to the Alambagh and guide Campbell's forces into Lucknow for the Second Relief. Kavanagh's memorial in the All Saints Garrison Church can be view on the FIBIS database.
Cemeteries
Education
See also Schools
- Canning College - founded 1864
- Colvin Taluqdars' College - a Public School, established 1889
- Jubilee High School
- Loreto Convent - Catholic school, founded 1872
- La Martiniere College - boys school established 1845, girls schools established 1869. Photos on the FIBIS database.
- Reid Christian College
- St. Francis' School and Orphanage - Catholic school, founded 1885
FIBIS resources
As well as those resources already included in appropriate sections, the following can be found on the FIBIS database:
- Photographs of Lucknow by C Jackson, a painter and gilder for the Maharaja of Balrampur.
- Letter from Lieutenant Clifford Mecham sent during the Defence of Lucknow 1857
- Miscellaneous Lucknow photographs
Further Fibiwiki images may be browsed at Lucknow images
Interactive Map
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The map to the right shows locations of interest in Lucknow.
Hover your cursor over the markers on the map to reveal the places marked or use the below index.
Clicking on the markers also produces a balloon with further location details.
Locations index
Siege of Lucknow battle sites
B - Dilkusha Kothi
C - Secundra Bagh
D - The Residency
E - Great Imambara
F - Moosa Bagh
G - Alambagh
External links
- Lucknow Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Lucknow Love to Know 1911
- Siege of Lucknow Wikipedia
- Lucknow Wikipedia
- La Martiniere College, Lucknow Wikipedia
Historical books online
- My Garden in the City of Gardens: A Memory by Edith E Cuthell 1905 Archive.org. Memories of life as an Army Officer’s wife in Lucknow.
- The Tourist's Guide to Lucknow by Edward H Hilton 1894. Archive.org. Also includes background information about seige of Lucknow 1857.