Fort St George
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Fort St George | |
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Presidency: Madras Presidency | |
Coordinates: | 13.079722°N 80.286944°E |
Altitude: | 0 m (0 ft) |
Present Day Details | |
Place Name: | Fort St George, Chennai |
State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
Country: | India |
Transport links | |
Fort St George was the name of the military garrison in Madras, and it was home to British Army units for many centuries. It is now the home of the state legislature for Tamil Nadu. The church in Fort St George is called St Mary’s and it claims to be the oldest Anglican church outside of Europe.
Contents
History
Photographs
The FIBIS database has some interior photographs of Fort St George.
See also
- Madras Cemeteries - details St Mary's Church cemetery
Historical Books Online
- Fort St George, Madras - A Short History of our First Possession by Mrs Frank Penny. 1900. Archive.org Contains Details of Monuments in Old Cemetery