Lower Circular Road cemetery
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| Details | |
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| Established | 1840 |
| Location | Junction of Mother Teresa Sarani & Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 22°32′52″N 88°21′49″E / 22.547837°N 88.363659°ECoordinates: 22°32′52″N 88°21′49″E / 22.547837°N 88.363659°E |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Christian Burial Board, Kolkata |
| Size | 33 acres (13 ha)[1] |
| Number of graves | c. 12,000 |
| Find a Grave | Lower Circular Road Cemetery |
Lower Circular Road Cemetery, also known as General Episcopal Cemetery, is located on the crossing of Mother Teresa Sarani (former Park Street) and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road (former Lower Circular Road), Kolkata, India, with its entrance on Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road.[2]
History
Lower Circular Road Cemetery was established on 1840 and is still operating as a functional cemetery. It contains approximately 12,000 graves including many former British East India Company employees.[3][4]
Notable graves
- Charles Freer Andrews (died 1940)
- Sir William Casement, British Army Major General, Member of the Supreme Council of India, died 16 April 1844[5]
- Leslie Claudius (died 2012)
- Henri Hover Locke[2]
- Michael Madhusudan Dutt (died 1873)
- Jules Henri Jean Schaumburg[2]
- Henry Whitelock Torrens (died 1852)
References
- ↑ John Sarkar. "Burial grounds at city centres may become envy of land sharks". The Economic Times. The Times of India.
- 1 2 3 "Cemetery Details". indian-cemeteries.org.
- ↑ "Christian Burial Board". christianburialboardkolkata.com.
- ↑ "A click of mouse to throw light on burial records". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Sir William Casement (1778 - 1844) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com.
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