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==Churches==
*St Stephen (Anglican). This church is now the location of St Stephen's School.*St Patrick's Church (Roman Catholic). Built in 1823, partly with the help of Irish Fusiliers, partly by contribution from Kolkata Catholics led by Mr. Joseph Baretto; initially intended for Irish soldiers stationed at Dum Dum with resident military chaplain.<ref>[http://www.archdioceseofcalcutta.in/deaneries-24.html Calcutta Archdiocese : 24 Parganas (N) Deanery]. Retrieved 25 August 2014.</ref>
==The Bengal Artillery and ammunition factory==
The Bengal Artillery were at Dum Dum from 1775 and an ammunition factory was established in 1846.
==External links==
*[http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/287854 Photograph: Dum Dum Church] [St Stephen's] by Captain R. B. Hill 1850s. Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. Probably Richard Barton Hill 1835-1873, who joined the Bengal Army in 1853.*[http://www.panoramio.com/photo/64028580 Photograph: St. Patrick's Church, Dumdum Cantonment, Kolkata] panoramio.com
*[http://ordnancedumdum.nic.in/history/history.php Ordnance Factory Dum Dum: History]
*[http://www.thegunzone.com/dum-dum.html Dum Dums] Dum Dum bullets. thegunzone.com (retrieved 9 June 2014)
