Lower Circular Road cemetery

Lower Circular Road Cemetery
Details
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°E / 22.547837; 88.363659Coordinates: 22°32′52″N 88°21′49″E / 22.547837°N 88.363659°E / 22.547837; 88.363659
Type Public
Owned by Christian Burial Board, Kolkata
Size 33 acres (13 ha)[1]
No. 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

References

  1. John Sarkar. "Burial grounds at city centres may become envy of land sharks". The Economic Times. The Times of India.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cemetery Details". indian-cemeteries.org.
  3. "Christian Burial Board". christianburialboardkolkata.com.
  4. "A click of mouse to throw light on burial records". The Times of India.
  5. "Sir William Casement (1778 - 1844) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com.

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