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Description: | This photograph was taken in the 1860s for an album entitled 'Photographs of India and Overland Route'. It shows a view of Ootacamund and its Church. Ootacamund, popularly known as ‘Ooty’ was the summer headquarters of the government of Madras from 1861 onwards. The town itself is sited around an artificial lake in the Nilgiri Hills at a height of 2,267 metres (7,440 feet). The houses are typically English and are approached by narrow lanes which are bordered by imported English shrubs and flowers. St. Stephen’s Church was built in 1830 and designed by Captain John James Underwood. The original teak timbers were taken from Tipu Sultan’s Lal Bagh Palace at Seringapatam. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Rural Scenes Villages Cartography And Topography Sacred Architecture Churches Architecture | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Nicholas Bros | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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