British Cemetery, Chunar
| British Cemetery, Chunar | |
|---|---|
 Graves in Chunar Cemetery | |
 Interactive map of British Cemetery, Chunar | |
| Details | |
| Established | In use by 1782[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 25°07′20″N 82°52′29″E / 25.12222°N 82.87472°E |
| Type | Historic Christian cemetery |
| No. of graves | 38 recorded memorials (1911 survey)[1] |
| Footnotes | Recorded inscriptions date from 1782 to 1839; centrally protected by the Archaeological Survey of India since 1920.[2][3] |
British Cemetery, Chunar is a historic Christian cemetery below Chunar Fort at Chunar, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of several burial grounds associated with the former East India Company garrison.[2]
Background
[edit]Company forces took Chunar Fort after a siege in 1765; an agreement of 20 March 1772 subsequently authorised British troops to garrison it.[4] The fort became an artillery and ammunition depot and later a convalescent establishment for Company soldiers.[2]
History
[edit]E. A. H. Blunt's 1911 survey called the site the Old Cemetery below the Fort. Its earliest recorded inscription commemorates Ensign Hugh Stranack Cameron, who died on 21 October 1782. Other memorials include assistant surgeon George Milne (1791), Colonel John White (1795) and Henry Shinks, apothecary of Chunar General Hospital, who died in 1839.[1]
Blunt recorded graves at twelve locations in Chunar. In 2009 BACSA found many monuments dating from 1782 to 1839 still standing in the cemetery below the fort, although some stone had been removed and buildings encroached along two sides.[2]
Protection
[edit]The Archaeological Survey of India lists the British Cemetery at Chunar as a centrally protected monument. Its Sarnath Circle records protection notifications dated 18 November and 22 December 1920.[3]
Gallery
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Cemetery grounds
Surviving tombs
Stone memorials
Cemetery view
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Blunt, E. A. H. (1911). List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs and Tablets of Historical Interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 182–186.
- 1 2 3 4 Davies, Mark (Autumn 2009). "Graveyards of Chunar" (PDF). Chowkidar. 12 (2). British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia: 24–26.
- 1 2 "List of Centrally Protected Monuments / Sites". Archaeological Survey of India, Sarnath Circle. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ Aitchison, C. U. (1892). A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries. Vol. II. p. 82.
External links
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