Allahabad
| Allahabad | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 25.432248°N 81.870215°E |
| Altitude: | 98 m (322 ft) |
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| Place Name: | Allahabad |
| State/Province: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| East Indian Railway Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Allahabad was the headquarters of Allahabad District in the Allahabad Division of United Provinces during the British period.
Spelling variants
Modern spelling: Allahabad
Variants: Ilahabad
History
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 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
Churches and missions
- Anglican
- All Saints Cathedral, Cannington. Some photos of exterior at All Saints Cathedral(Beautiful Indian Churches blogspot).
- 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
Railways
Allahabad was an important junction on the main line of the East Indian Railway. Here, the line from Calcutta bifurcated with one line running north to Delhi and the other south-west to Jubbulpore where there was an end-to-end connection with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway's main line from Bombay. In 1925, when both the EIR and GIPR became state railways, the section from Jubbulpore to Allahabad was transferred to the GIPR. The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway had a terminus at Allahabad.
External links
- Allahabad Town Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Allahabad Love to Know 1911
- The World's First Official Post By Aeroplane Allahabad, India, Saturday 18th February 1911 by Ken Harman www.studygroup.org
- Allahabad Bible Seminary(Beautiful Indian Churches blogspot).
