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All Saints Church, Bulandshahr
All Saints Church is a church in Bulandshahr, India. It was constructed by the Public Works Department and completed in 1864. An adjacent dispensary, which later became a school, was added in 1867 and the caretaker's lodge was erected in 1883. The structure was funded by local subscriptions and subsidised by the British Government, who contributed half the cost. The money was raised under the supervision of the district magistrate and collector of Bulandshahr, William Lowe. He died in 1862 and was buried in the chancel. Location All Saints Church is a church in Bulandshahr, India, located to the far west of the town's railway station. History At the turn of the 20th century Bulandshahr had a Church of England station and it was home to around 51 Europeans and Eurasians, of which 30 were Church of England. The church was constructed by the Public Works Department; the contractor was Mr. Mitchell. It was completed in 1864 at a cost of , raised by subscriptions led by d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lowe (civil Servant)
William Henry Lowe (30 August 1831 – 30 July 1862), was a British district magistrate and collector of the district of Bulandshahr, during British rule of India. He led the funding of the construction of the All Saints Church in Bulandshahr. The Lowe memorial building by the district magistrate's court in Bulandshahr was named for him. Early life and family William Lowe was born on 30 August 1831 in Calcutta, to John Lowe. He married a daughter of Sir William Muir. They had a son, William Henry Muir Lowe. Elizabeth Huntley was his only daughter. Career Lowe succeeded George Hamilton Freeling as district magistrate and collector for Bulandshahr. In that role he led the funding of the construction of a church on the far west side of Bulandshahr. It was completed in 1864 and later described by the subsequent collector F. S. Growse as a "pretty little building" with the caretakers accommodation as a "practical joke". Wolf child The feral child Dina Sanichar, may have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gable Roof
A gable roof is a roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge. The most common roof shape in cold or temperate climates, it is constructed of rafters, roof trusses or purlins. The pitch of a gable roof can vary greatly. Distribution The gable roof is so common because of the simple design of the roof timbers and the rectangular shape of the roof sections. This avoids details which require a great deal of work or cost and which are prone to damage. If the pitch or the rafter lengths of the two roof sections are different, it is described as an 'asymmetrical gable roof'. A gable roof on a church tower (gable tower) is usually called a 'cheese wedge roof' (''Käsbissendach'') in Switzerland. Its versatility means that the gable roof is used in many regions of the world. In regions with strong winds and heavy rain, gable roofs are built with a steep pitch in order to prevent the ingress of water. By comparison, in alpine regions, gable roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Pollen
Frederick Pollen (1847 - 11 February 1876) was a British District Collector at Bulandshahr, India. He had been a student at Dublin University The University of Dublin ( ga, Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dubl ..., and passed the examination for the Indian Civil Service and Home Civil Service in first class in 1867, taking 13th place. In 1869 he was assistant magistrate and collector at Meerut. He married Emily Charlotte (née Patrick). The old District Gazetteer of Bulandshahr is largely based on his work, along with Raja Lachhman Singh, and on the settlement report by R. G. Currie. Pollen died in Bulandshahr on 11 February 1876, at the age of 29. References 1847 births 1876 deaths 19th-century British civil servants Indian Civil Service (British India) officers {{India-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Freeling
George Hamilton Freeling (9 February 1831 - 6 June 1861) was a British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and collector at Bulandshahr, India. He was succeeded by William Lowe. Freeling collected a large number of ancient coins found at Bulandshahr. He was a recipient of an Indian Mutiny Medal. Early life and family George Freeling was born in London on 9 February 1831 to George Henry and Jane Freeling. He was christened on 15 March 1831 at St Botolph's, Aldersgate, London.George Hamilton Freeling Vital • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 June 2023. Career Freeling was a civil servant of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Welstead Colledge
George Welstead Colledge (1 February 1834 - 7 October 1863) was a British joint magistrate and deputy collector at Bulandshahr District, Bulandshahr, India, where he died at the age of 29. He was born in Macau, the eldest son of Thomas Richardson Colledge, gained admission to East India Company College, Haileybury (1851-1853), and passed the examination of the Indian Civil Service at a young age. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 he served at Saharanpur district, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. References 1834 births 1863 deaths People from Portuguese Macau 19th-century British civil servants Indian Civil Service (British India) officers {{India-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
