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* '''The Lady Garden Park''' : An old park laid out during the 1850s-60s for the British and European ladies and children of the Abbottabad garrison. It is now a public park. [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Garden_Park A Simple English Wikipedia Note on the Lady Garden Park in Abbottabad]
* '''Lockhart House''' : An old house, built here in Abbottabad by the late General Sir [[William Lockhart]] (1841-1900), GCB, KCSI. His family used to come and spend time here regularly here each summer, and apparently General Lockhart was also very fond of this town and resort. Interestingly, this is also sometimes referred to locally as 'Kipling House' because [[John Lockwood Kipling]], father of the writer [[Rudyard Kipling]] stayed here a number of times, along with the Lockharts. Did Rudyard Kipling ever visit here too? This is a debatable point, and not quite clear<ref>It is discussed in depth by Omer S.K. Tarin, in 'The Kiplings in Abbottabad? A Brief Report' in ''The Kipling Journal'' (UK), Vol 86, No 346, June 2012, pp. 25-30</ref>.
* '''The Frontier Force Regimental Mess''' : Is the old officers' mess of the 'Piffers', the Punjab Frontier Force Rifles, later Regiment. A part of it probably dates back to the 1850s although most of the present structure and grounds date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of the best maintained British colonial buildings in all of modern Pakistan, with lovely lawns (with the Old Piffers Monument from [[Kohat]] now shifted and re-erected here) and some very rare records and artifacts. Unfortunately, the FFR Mess isn't generally open to the public, without prior permission from the Adjutant-General, Pakistan Army, GHQ, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Needless to say this is a long and somewhat tedious process, although the officials concerned are always very courteous in their public dealings.
