Colonial Kolkata Walk

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Dalhousie Square, the capital of British India

A loop through the buildings from which the subcontinent was governed until 1911, with three old churches on the way.

Difficulty
Easy
When to start
Sunday morning, when the office district is empty and the light is soft.
Getting to the start
Mahakaran metro (Green Line) or BBD Bagh station on the Circular Railway.

The route

  1. St John’s Church Begin with Job Charnock’s mausoleum in the churchyard.
  2. General Post Office The domed post office on the site of the first Fort William.
  3. BBD Bagh & Lal Dighi Round the tank, with Writers’ Buildings across the water. Exteriors only.
  4. St Andrew’s Church The Scottish kirk and its white spire.
  5. Old Mission Church The oldest Protestant church in the city, from 1770.
  6. Currency Building An Italianate bank saved from demolition.
  7. Metcalfe Hall End at the colonnaded hall facing the river.

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