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| + | Lillooah was situated on the [[East Indian Railway]] about 3 miles from [[Howrah]], [[Calcutta]]. It was the site of the workshops of the [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop|EIR Carriage and Wagons Department]] with its department headquarter offices and there was a railway colony.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalassambehar00playuoft#page/358/mode/2up/ "The East Indian Railway"], page 358 from ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa: their history, people, commerce and industrial resources'' by Somerset Playne and J W Bond 1917 Archive.org]; Retrieved 4 Jul 2017</ref> | ||
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| + | The railway colony - The E.I.R. authorities considered it necessary to provide a small township adjacent to the workshop for the benefit of staff and management. The well designed township consisted of a few spacious bungalows for officers and some staff quarters. Some of the streets in the colony still bear the names of prominent railway men <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/liluah.html IRFCA "Liluah Workshop"]; Retrieved 4 Jul 2017</ref>. | ||
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| + | The following roads on the Railway Colony at Lillooah, (now named Liluah on modern maps), have been identified <ref>[https://www.google.fr/maps/place/Strachey+Rd,+Liluah,+Howrah,+West+Bengal+711204,+India/@22.6228066,88.3435578,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x39f89d67f3a2eb39:0x4c3d9ecfd217e223!8m2!3d22.6219302!4d88.3457519 “Google Maps Search”]; Retrieved 4 Jul 2017</ref>:- | ||
| + | *'''Gardiner Road''' = [[Richard Gardiner]] Lieut-Col R.E. - Agent for EIR 1891-1899 | ||
| + | *'''Strachey Road''' = [[Richard Strachey]] Lt-Gen Sir - Chairman EIR 1889-1907 | ||
| + | *'''Pearce Road''' = [[Robert Webb Pearce]] - Carriage and Wagon Superintendent for the [[EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop]] founded at [[Howrah]] in 1855 until his death in 1889; then succeeded by his brother [[Richard Pearce]] until 1898. The transfer of the C&W Workshop to [[Lillooah]] commenced in 1900. | ||
| + | *'''Jenyns Road''' (Jennings Road in some records) – not identified relating to any prominent railway person. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/liluah.html Liluah Workshop] Irfca.org | ||
| + | *[http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.com/2010/03/lillooah-railway-strike.html The Lillooah Railway Strike 1928] Railways of the Raj | ||
| + | *This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-11/1322506489 post] mentions Japanese air raids during the [[Second World War| World War 2]], at Lillooah and Calcutta. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:17, 5 July 2017
Lillooah
Current spelling Liluah
Lillooah was situated on the East Indian Railway about 3 miles from Howrah, Calcutta. It was the site of the workshops of the EIR Carriage and Wagons Department with its department headquarter offices and there was a railway colony.[1]
The railway colony - The E.I.R. authorities considered it necessary to provide a small township adjacent to the workshop for the benefit of staff and management. The well designed township consisted of a few spacious bungalows for officers and some staff quarters. Some of the streets in the colony still bear the names of prominent railway men [2].
The following roads on the Railway Colony at Lillooah, (now named Liluah on modern maps), have been identified [3]:-
- Gardiner Road = Richard Gardiner Lieut-Col R.E. - Agent for EIR 1891-1899
- Strachey Road = Richard Strachey Lt-Gen Sir - Chairman EIR 1889-1907
- Pearce Road = Robert Webb Pearce - Carriage and Wagon Superintendent for the EIR Carriage and Wagon Workshop founded at Howrah in 1855 until his death in 1889; then succeeded by his brother Richard Pearce until 1898. The transfer of the C&W Workshop to Lillooah commenced in 1900.
- Jenyns Road (Jennings Road in some records) – not identified relating to any prominent railway person.
External links
- Liluah Workshop Irfca.org
- The Lillooah Railway Strike 1928 Railways of the Raj
- This India List post mentions Japanese air raids during the World War 2, at Lillooah and Calcutta.
References
- ↑ "The East Indian Railway", page 358 from Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa: their history, people, commerce and industrial resources by Somerset Playne and J W Bond 1917 Archive.org]; Retrieved 4 Jul 2017
- ↑ IRFCA "Liluah Workshop"; Retrieved 4 Jul 2017
- ↑ “Google Maps Search”; Retrieved 4 Jul 2017
