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This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1998-09/0904716348 post] advises that '''Subathu''', together with [[Kasauli]] and [[Dagshai]], were hill depots created by the British Army in the mid-19th c for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. They are on the ridges of wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas on the road between Chandigarh and Simla. [[Kasauli]] is the major town in the area. | This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1998-09/0904716348 post] advises that '''Subathu''', together with [[Kasauli]] and [[Dagshai]], were hill depots created by the British Army in the mid-19th c for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. They are on the ridges of wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas on the road between Chandigarh and Simla. [[Kasauli]] is the major town in the area. | ||
| − | A photograph of a plaque in a link | + | A photograph of a plaque (in a link no longer accessible) advises that Subathu was established as a Military Garrison (6th Native Infantry) in 1815 to oppose the forces of General Amar Singh Thapa located at Maulan Fort. In the olden days the route to [[Simla]] was via Subathu |
Subathu is close to [[Kasauli]], but at a considerably lower level. Subathu lay in the ‘malarial belt’ and the disease in 1841 claimed the life the Letitia, the daughter of Sir Henry Lawrence (of Indian Mutiny fame). After this tragedy, Lawrence’s wife, Honoria, could not bear to live in the place any longer. By that time the Kasauli hill had also been surveyed and they decided to move to its healthier climate. The Lawrences built ‘Sunnyside’, the first European residence on the hill [at Kasauli] and Lawrence’s wife Honoria wrote in a letter, "From our house we can see the burial ground at Subathoo where the mortal remains of our little angel lie. It is on a solitary hill above Subathoo, ten miles from Kussowlie."<ref>[http://www.travelintelligence.com/travel-writing/kasauli-of-bun-samosas-and-rissoles "Kasauli: of Bun-Samosas and Rissoles"] by Raaja Bhasin travelintelligence.com</ref> | Subathu is close to [[Kasauli]], but at a considerably lower level. Subathu lay in the ‘malarial belt’ and the disease in 1841 claimed the life the Letitia, the daughter of Sir Henry Lawrence (of Indian Mutiny fame). After this tragedy, Lawrence’s wife, Honoria, could not bear to live in the place any longer. By that time the Kasauli hill had also been surveyed and they decided to move to its healthier climate. The Lawrences built ‘Sunnyside’, the first European residence on the hill [at Kasauli] and Lawrence’s wife Honoria wrote in a letter, "From our house we can see the burial ground at Subathoo where the mortal remains of our little angel lie. It is on a solitary hill above Subathoo, ten miles from Kussowlie."<ref>[http://www.travelintelligence.com/travel-writing/kasauli-of-bun-samosas-and-rissoles "Kasauli: of Bun-Samosas and Rissoles"] by Raaja Bhasin travelintelligence.com</ref> | ||
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*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050328/himachal.htm#9 Historical cemetery faces neglect] The Tribune Monday, March 28, 2005, Chandigarh | *[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050328/himachal.htm#9 Historical cemetery faces neglect] The Tribune Monday, March 28, 2005, Chandigarh | ||
*[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:3an356Yz0ccJ:www.indianbirds.in/pdfs/Birds%2520walk%2520the%2520ramp%2520at%2520Subathu,%2520Himachal%2520Pradesh,%2520India.pdf+subathu+himachal&hl=en&gl=au&sig=AHIEtbQxLrhgP3TOrmHuoKseYgNxd15oEA “Birds walk the ramp at Subathu, Himachal Pradesh, India”] by Lt General Baljit Singh from ''Indian Birds'' Vol 2, No.2 (March-April 2006), pages 38-39 | *[http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:3an356Yz0ccJ:www.indianbirds.in/pdfs/Birds%2520walk%2520the%2520ramp%2520at%2520Subathu,%2520Himachal%2520Pradesh,%2520India.pdf+subathu+himachal&hl=en&gl=au&sig=AHIEtbQxLrhgP3TOrmHuoKseYgNxd15oEA “Birds walk the ramp at Subathu, Himachal Pradesh, India”] by Lt General Baljit Singh from ''Indian Birds'' Vol 2, No.2 (March-April 2006), pages 38-39 | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vishal_sharma/5883950801/ Subathu 1880-Solan] flickr.com |
| − | + | *Postcard [http://postcards.delcampe.co.uk/page/item/id,87098588,var,IP15-INDIA-SUBATHU-Back-view-of-Hospital,language,E.html Subathu-Back view of Hospital] Click to enlarge. postcards.delcampe.co.uk Probably c 1910 | |
| + | *Postcard [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/B004KIFNX2/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=11052681&s=kitchen Subathu, The Barrack] amazon.co.uk. Probably c 1910 | ||
| + | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/34474639@N08/5609827874/ solan 4rm mid way of mount karol] ankit dabral flickr.com | ||
| + | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/klausnahr/4225187239/ Subathu] klausnahr flickr.com | ||
==Historical books online== | ==Historical books online== | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k3-j08QIKWUC&pg=PA119 Subathu], page 119 ''Gazetteer of the Simla District 1904'' Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k3-j08QIKWUC&pg=PA119 Subathu], page 119 ''Gazetteer of the Simla District 1904'' Google Books | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 29 May 2012
| Subathu | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 30.97°N 76.99°E |
| Altitude: | 1,265 m (4,150 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Sabathu |
| State/Province: | Himachal Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
This India List post advises that Subathu, together with Kasauli and Dagshai, were hill depots created by the British Army in the mid-19th c for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. They are on the ridges of wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas on the road between Chandigarh and Simla. Kasauli is the major town in the area.
A photograph of a plaque (in a link no longer accessible) advises that Subathu was established as a Military Garrison (6th Native Infantry) in 1815 to oppose the forces of General Amar Singh Thapa located at Maulan Fort. In the olden days the route to Simla was via Subathu
Subathu is close to Kasauli, but at a considerably lower level. Subathu lay in the ‘malarial belt’ and the disease in 1841 claimed the life the Letitia, the daughter of Sir Henry Lawrence (of Indian Mutiny fame). After this tragedy, Lawrence’s wife, Honoria, could not bear to live in the place any longer. By that time the Kasauli hill had also been surveyed and they decided to move to its healthier climate. The Lawrences built ‘Sunnyside’, the first European residence on the hill [at Kasauli] and Lawrence’s wife Honoria wrote in a letter, "From our house we can see the burial ground at Subathoo where the mortal remains of our little angel lie. It is on a solitary hill above Subathoo, ten miles from Kussowlie."[1]
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sabathu
Alternative spelling
Variants: Subathu, Subathoo, Soobathoo. Sabhathu
External links
- Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh from Himachal Tourism has sections on Subathu, Kasauli , and Dagshai, in addition to Simla and other towns
- A beautiful cemetery beckons you by Madan Gupta Spatu Saturday, January 22, 2000 The Tribune. It is the oldest cemetery in the Simla Hills which was built soon after the British defeated the Gurkhas here in 1814. It is the burial place of Letitia, the daughter of Sir Henry Lawrence, who was buried here in 1841,(FIBIS database entry)
- Historical cemetery faces neglect The Tribune Monday, March 28, 2005, Chandigarh
- “Birds walk the ramp at Subathu, Himachal Pradesh, India” by Lt General Baljit Singh from Indian Birds Vol 2, No.2 (March-April 2006), pages 38-39
- Subathu 1880-Solan flickr.com
- Postcard Subathu-Back view of Hospital Click to enlarge. postcards.delcampe.co.uk Probably c 1910
- Postcard Subathu, The Barrack amazon.co.uk. Probably c 1910
- solan 4rm mid way of mount karol ankit dabral flickr.com
- Subathu klausnahr flickr.com
Historical books online
- Subathu, page 119 Gazetteer of the Simla District 1904 Google Books
- "Topographical and Sanitary Report on Subathoo (a Lower Himalayan Station" by Dr Munro Surgeon, 93rd Highlanders. Annals of military and naval surgery and tropical medicine and hygiene: Volume 1 for the year 1863 1864 Google Books
- Report on the Water-Supply of Subathoo by W. G. May, Assistant Surgeon, Analyst 0f Potable Waters Fifth Report on the analysis of potable waters of cantonments in the Bengal presidency 1869 Google Books
References
- ↑ "Kasauli: of Bun-Samosas and Rissoles" by Raaja Bhasin travelintelligence.com
