Lahore
| Lahore | |
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| 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 |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| Lahore |
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
Roman Catholic
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - built 1861
- Sacred Heart Cathedral - consecrated 1907, the seat of the Diocese of Lahore
- St Anthony's - also near the North Western Railway Headquarters on Empress Road
Education
Schools
- Convent of Jesus and Mary
- Queen Mary College
- Picture of the teachers and students of St. Andrew School, Pakistan Railways (then NWR) at Lahore, set up in the late 19th century panoramio.com
Colleges/University
- Government College (now University) (1864)
- Islamia College
- King Edward Medical College (now University)
- University of Punjab
Health
Hospitals
- Lady Aitchison Hospital
- Lady Willingdon Hospital Introduction - KEMU
- Mayo Hospital (1871)
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (1921)
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
- Taxali Gate Cemetery in Lahor Indian-cemeteries.org
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). This link,[1] gives a description of Meean Meer c 1868, while this link[2] mentions the clean up and change of name to Lahore Cantonments.
Lahore was the head-quarters of the Punjab Light Horse and of the 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles.[3] "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.
Gardens and Parks
- Lawrence Gardens (1860) (now Bagh-e-Jinnah) - Article Montgomery Hall-Photo
- Minto Park (now Iqbal Park) near the Wall City, Fort and Badshahi Mosque.
Places of interest
- Lahore Museum. The Mall Photo - 1900s
- Lahore Zoo (1872) The Mall. official website
- Zamzama Gun (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)[4]
- 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.[5]
Protected Monuments
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.[6]
- 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)[7]
- Dai Anga's Tomb (1913). behind Gulbai Bagh Gateway
- Gulabi Bagh Gateway (1913)
- Hazuri Bagh and Baradari (1913, 1924) Photo-1900s
- 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.
- Queen Victoria
- King Edward VII
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Professor Alfred C. Woolner
- Sir Ganga Ram
- Sir John Lawrence
Maps
- Lahore Map 1893 from Wikipedia Commons
- Lahore Map 1912 from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin
Photographs
- Some old photographs of Lahore from Flickr
- Photos by Ghilzai - Lahore panoramio.com (part of this collection)
Biographies
Religious Leaders
- George Alfred Lefroy, Bishop of Lahore The Life and Letters of George Alfred Lefroy D.D., Bishop of Calcutta, and Metropolitan by H.H. Montgomery
- Thomas Valpy French, Bishop of Lahore An Heroic Bishop The Life Story of French of Lahore by Eugene Stock
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.”
- Ava Gardner in Lahore for 'Bhowani Junction' 22 June 2010 All Things Pakistan
- Lahore: Blood on the Tracks by William Dalrymple 1997. travelintelligence.com. Also an episode in the 1997 TV documentary series Stones of the Raj
Historical books on-line
- "Lahore City", pages 37-40 and "Lahore Cantonment", page 40 from Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States, 1908 Archive.org
- Punjab disturbances, April 1919; compiled from the Civil and military gazette 1919 Archive.org
- "Lahore Central Jail", page 95 from Professional papers on Indian engineering, Volume 5 1868 Google Books
References
- ↑ Indian Racing Reminiscences, page 5 by M. Horace Hayes 1883 Archive.org
- ↑ Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer, page 140 by John Sutton Edward Western 1922 Archive.org
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States, page 40 1908 Archive.org
- ↑ Nadiem, Ihsan H. "Historic Landmarks of Lahore An Account of Protected Monuments" Lahore: Sang-e-Meel 2006 ISBN 969-35-1869-1 pg 101
- ↑ Nadiem, Ihsan H. "Historic Landmarks of Lahore An Account of Protected Monuments" Lahore: Sang-e-Meel 2006 ISBN 969-35-1869-1 pg 70
- ↑ Nadiem, Ihsan H. "Historic Landmarks of Lahore An Account of Protected Monuments" Lahore: Sang-e-Meel 2006 ISBN 969-35-1869-1 pg 57
- ↑ Nadiem, Ihsan H. "Historic Landmarks of Lahore An Account of Protected Monuments" Lahore: Sang-e-Meel 2006 ISBN 969-35-1869-1 pg 73