| 1851
A.D. |
The Holy Trinity Church was built. It is
regarded as the largest 'military' church in southern
India - it can accommodate 700 persons!
|
| 1852
A.D. |
The corner-stone for the St Joseph's Church
was laid at Briand Square on the Bangalore-Mysore National
highway. It is the only church in Bangalore with a crypt
containing life-size images of Jesus, Mary and St Joseph.
|
| 1853
A.D. |
The currency changes from Kanteerava pagoda
to Rupee. A pagoda - a gold or silver coin, was equivalent
to Rs.3.50.
Sunday was officially declared a weekly holiday and the
Telegraph services were started. |
| 1858-1859
A.D. |
 The
picture shows Central College that was opened in 1858
and affiliated to Madras University.
The "Bangalore Herald" an English bi-weekly was first
published in the same year. |
| 1862
A.D. |
 A
railway line connecting the Cantonment with Jolarpet was
completed (commissioned in 1859) and it improved trade
possibilities with Madras and other cities.
|
| 1864 A.D. |
 The
Bangalore and Mysore municipalities were set up. A grassy
expanse of over 120 acres in the centre of Bangalore,
was planned in 1864 by Sir Richard Sankey, then Chief
Engineer of Mysore. It is named Cubbon Park, after Sir
Mark Cubbon, Bangalore's longest serving Commissioner
|
| 1864-67 A.D. |
New Public Offices are built near K.R. Circle, to house
the revenue and education departments. The police department
was formed in 1867. St Andrew's Church was consecrated
in 1867. It bears a striking resemblance to the Central
College, which had come up much earlier.
|
| 1868 A.D.
|
 Bowring
took over as Commissioner from Sir Mark Cubbon. He decided
to build a secretariat building in the city. The construction
of Attara Kacheri (the present day High Court) meaning
literally eighteen offices or departments began. Cubbon
Park is behind this building and gives it an impressive
backdrop.
|
| 1870 A.D. |
The education gets little boost as Central College was
set up in the city.
|
| 1876-1877 A.D. |
 Work
on the Government Museum began. It was built and designed
by Col. Sankey. There is a memorial in front of the building
with the words "was presented by Col. R.S. Sankey, B.E.,
Chief Engineer, Government of Mysore, in 1876." which
helps verify the date! A year later, Bangalore's first
mass production industry, Bangalore Woollen factory was
set up.
|
| 1880
A.D. |
The Maharaja of Mysore decided to have a castle built
along the lines of Windsor Castle in England... and so
we have the Bangalore Palace - a piece of England, of
breathtaking presence, right here in Bangalore!
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here for an exclusive article on Bangalore Palace
|
| 1881 A.D. |
 The
Mysore kingdom was rendered back to the Wodeyars. This
event is referred to as "rendition"
|
| 1882 A.D. |
* St Mary's Basilica of Shivajinagar or Blackpally (corrupted
from "biliakki-palli" meaning the village of white rice!)
was built. The exterior is remarkably baroque while the
interior has pointed windows with stained glass.
** St Joseph's College was established in the city.
|
| 1883 A.D. |
Construction of Mayo Hall was completed. The building,
a memorial to Lord Mayo who was assasinated in the early
1870s, was started in 1875. Pre-occupation of the authorities
with the great famine during this time and the consequent
lack of funds caused the delay.
more...
|
| 1886-1889 A.D. |
 The
Good Shepherd nuns started St Martha's Hospital in the
year 1886 and the Bowring Institute also was founded then.
Binny Mills was started in 1888. The following year saw
the construction of the Lalbagh Glass House.
|
| 1897 A.D. |
Victoria Hospital's foundation stone was laid in 1897
by the Maharani Regent. The building was completed in
1900 and opened by Lord Curzon, Viceroy and Governor-General
in 1900 - the year commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond
Jubilee.
|
| 1898-1899
A.D. |
 It
was during the time of Sir Seshadri Iyer that extensions
of Basavangudi and Malleswaram were laid out in the city.
This occurred as a fall out of the plague epidemic, and
was done intially to provide accommodation for some 50,000
persons evacuated from congested localities displaced
due to the plague epidemic. Sanitation facilities improved.
In 1899, telephone services were commissioned in Bangalore.
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