Lahore

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Lahore
[[Image:|250px| ]]
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 31.545073°N 74.340835°E
Altitude: 217 m (712 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Lahore
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Lahore was the capital of undivided Punjab until Partition in 1947, after which it became the capital of West Punjab in Pakistan.

History

Churches

Anglican

  • Lahore Cathedral (Cathedral Church of Resurrection) - consecrated in 1887
  • St Andrew's (The Railway Church) - built in 1899 to serve the Railway colony, near the North Western Railway Headquarters
  • St Anthony's - also near the North Western Railway Headquarters on Empress Road

Roman Catholic

  • Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - built 1861
  • Sacred Heart Cathedral - consecrated 1907, the seat of the Diocese of Lahore


Education

Schools

  • Convent of Jesus and Mary
  • Queen Mary College

Colleges/University

 
Government College
  • Government College (now University) (1864)
  • Islamia College
  • King Edward Medical College (now University)
  • University of Punjab


Health

Hospitals

Dispensaries

Cemeteries

  • Gora Kabristan
  • The BACSA Archive at the British Library Mss Eur F370 has the following references to cemeteries in Lahore
    • 718 Lahore (General), Pakistan - Cathedral: inscriptions 1857 -1954 - New (Jail Road): 1923-, open
    • 719 Lahore Annex, Pakistan - Photos of registers
    • 720 Lahore Cantonment North, Pakistan - 1907-, open
    • 721 Lahore Cantonment South, Pakistan - Mian Mir: 1851-1944, closed
    • 722 Lahore Taxali Gate, Pakistan - 1849-, open

Commercial

Banks

  • The Australasia Bank (1942)
  • Punjab National Bank (1895)


Buildings

  • Lawrence Hall (now part of Quaid-e-Azam Library) Photograph
  • Montgomery Hall (now part of Quaid-e-Azam Library)


Military

The Cantonment was situated 3 miles east of the civil station of Lahore and until 1906 was known as Mian Mir (alternative spelling Mean Meer, Meean Meer)

Lahore was the head-quarters of the Punjab Light Horse and of the 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles.[1] "A Beleagured City",is a parody by Rudyard Kipling about the proximity of the firing range of the Punjab Volunteer Rifles to the Lawrence Hall Gardens


Transport

Railways

  • Lahore Railway Station

Lahore was the headquarters of North Western Railway. There were railway workshops and a railway colony.


Places of interest

 
Lahore Museum
 
Zamzama (Kim's Gun)

Monuments

  • Walled City of Lahore
  • Maryam Zamani (Begum shahi) Mosque (near Fort)
  • Nawab Bahadur Khan's tomb. (used as a theater hall during the early period)[2]
  • Mahabat Khan's tomb and Boundary Wall, Baghbanpura (near Shalimar Gardens)
  • Prince Perwaiz's tomb. Chah Miran area.
  • Wazir Khan's Hammam
  • Wazir Khan's Baradari (served as soldier's quarters until cantonment shifted to Mian Mir.) Behind Lahore Museum.[3]


Protected Monuments

 
Qutbuddin Aibak's Tomb (2009)

The following are historical monuments protected during this era. The year is brackets is the year of their notification.

  • Akbari Sarai and Mosque (1911)
  • Anarkali's Tomb (1924) (serves at the Punjab Records Office since 1891) in Punjab Civil Secretariat.[4]
  • Asif Khan's tomb and compound (1911)
  • Badshahi Mosque (1925)
  • Buddhu's Tomb (1912) near Gulabi Bagh Gateway on Grand Trunk Road
  • Chauburji (1913). Mozang
  • Dai Anga's Mosque, Naulakha. (1913) (private residence of Mr. Henry Cone, editor of Lahore Chronicle. later sold to the Railways. restored as mosque in 1903)[5]
  • Dai Anga's Tomb (1913). behind Gulbai Bagh Gateway
  • Gulabi Bagh Gateway (1913)
  • Hazuri Bagh and Baradari (1913, 1924)
  • Jahangir's Tomb (1911)
  • Lahore Fort (1920, 1924)
  • Mirza Kamran's Baradari (1935)
  • Tomb of Musa Ahangar, Mosque and House (1914). near Railway Station.
  • Nur Jahan's tomb (1911)
  • Qutbuddin Aibak's Tomb (1914)
  • Roshnai Gate (1935) (part of the fortification wall)
  • Shalimar Gardens (1913)
  • Wazir Khan's Mosque (1925)

Statues

The following are some of the people whose statues were erected during the period. All except one has been removed from their original locations.


Maps


References

  1. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States, page 40 1908 Archive.org
  2. ↑ Nadiem, Ihsan H. "Historic Landmarks of Lahore An Account of Protected Monuments" Lahore: Sang-e-Meel 2006 ISBN 969-35-1869-1 pg 101
  3. ↑ Nadiem, Ihsan H. "Historic Landmarks of Lahore An Account of Protected Monuments" Lahore: Sang-e-Meel 2006 ISBN 969-35-1869-1 pg 70
  4. ↑ Nadiem, Ihsan H. "Historic Landmarks of Lahore An Account of Protected Monuments" Lahore: Sang-e-Meel 2006 ISBN 969-35-1869-1 pg 57
  5. ↑ Nadiem, Ihsan H. "Historic Landmarks of Lahore An Account of Protected Monuments" Lahore: Sang-e-Meel 2006 ISBN 969-35-1869-1 pg 73


External links

"'A Feeling of Absence from Old England:' the Colonial Bungalow" by William J Glover. Home Cultures Volume 1 Issue 1 pages 61-82 2004(?). Contains references to Lahore from page 3 of the pdf. “By the late nineteenth century, Lahore was a desirable posting for European officers and civilians due to its large size, moderate climate, and relatively cosmopolitan range of institutions and activities.”


Historical books online

Retrieved from "https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Lahore&oldid=29194"