British Residency, Lucknow 
       The live witness of freedom   revolution,1857

Cause of treaty Nawab Shuja-Udd-Daula agreed to have British resident station in Awadh,  constructed in 1775 AD for Britishers & their staff which was completed by Sadat-Ali-Khan in 1800 AD .
Many buildings were built over time according to requirements and which extended till the bank of river Gomti.

Now few building are existing in the present time.

# Baillie Guard Gate , the Entrance gate of Residency built by Saadat-Ali-khan for special guard of honour of Colonel Baillie in 19^th century 

Gate Baillie Guard

# Treasury house as the name, was built for exchange Department but in 1857 a central part of the building was converted into ordinary factory .

Backyard of the Treasury house

 

passage between treasury house and banquet hall

# Dr. Fayrer house in front of the treasury house was specially built for the surgeon of the residency , who served Britishers till his last breath.

Dr. Fayrer house

# Banquet hall, it was the two storey building built by Saadat-Ali-Khan  in European architecture and was decorated from precious European furniture and Chinese show pieces . many parties were thrown on the time of  Naseer-Udd-Deen Haider. During 1857 it was used as a Hospital.

Entrance of Banquet hall

# Main building, it was two storey building with big room and beautiful verandah and portico. There is still a big under ground place but now they are locked.   

Main Building

# Museum  half area of the main building has been converted into museum, consist the  model of  the Residency who shows how was the Residency looking in its time , here also many other designs are to present a visual accounts of the freedom struggle of 1857, old photographs, Sword lithographs and painting documents are to be shown in undergrounds Weapons, Canon rounds, guns, coins and many things are preserved but now the underground’s portion has been closed cause of some reasons.

Museum

#Cemetery , here are graveyard of those Britishers who were killed by Indian revolutionaries in 1857, if you have a soft corner, then may be during visit cemetery you became emotional cause there are also some graves of that innocence little child who were 1 or 2 years old.

# In Awadhi architecture differ from all other buildings Begum Kothi, it was built by Naseer-udd-din Haider for her European wife and Begum’s Step sister was built the imam bara and the Mosque. 

Begum Kothi

Mosque

 

Lakhaori Briks

Drainage system

Why to visit:

# If you are in Lucknow and looking for a destination who is naturally beautiful, neat & clean, full of History and peaceful then I would like to recommend you to visit British Residency who is crimping his history in his lap with amazing architecture who were remain in ruins condition but now is in under protection of A.S.I. and work of preservation and renovation is in progress... 

 

'Vilayti Bagh' The Royal Resort of Nawabi Era

'Vilayti Bagh' The Royal Resort of Nawabi Era.. 

Vilayti Bagh

# Early Morning Planned to visit the ‘Royal Resort’ of Nawabi Era  which was built by  Nawab Ghazi-ud-din-Haider  (1814-27) specially for his European wife ‘Vilayti Begum’.

# On the road of Bibiyapur, turned left after crossing  the railway track their get the milestone who was indicating how near we are from the destination .

Info about the garden

 #Before the vilayti bagh there is a Dargaah of a Muslim Saint on the left side ..
# Max. parts are now turned into ruins.

ruins of the building

# Instead of Imam Bara, there are only some relics existing now.

Imam bara Relics

Imam bara relics

Ruins

# The Glimpse of Stucco work can still be seen .

Remains of Designs

# The whole ground are covered from trees and greenery.

View of the Garden

# If you are unknown from this place you can’t guess that there is River Gomti which Is flowing Behind of these Clumps.

Way to River Gomti

# By following the  Narrow passage between the clumps, reached that place which was full of silence.

Peace full area near bank of river Gomti

# River was flowing very silently , nothing was there for listening except the chirping of Birds. 

# Nawab Ghazi-ud-din-Haider used to come here for Hunting Birds,for boating with her European wife and  also he thrown many parties here .

# During the British rule it became favorite destination of britisher’s , that’s why This garden was deserted during 1857 revolution. 

The Ruins of Magnificent building

There are also three graveyard of britishers:- 

• Sarjent Carporel S. New man
• Captain HAilyhachinsen 
• Henry P. garvy. 

but now its is tough to recognize to whom grave is this. 

Unknown

Graveyard of Three of one Britisher

Piles of Lakhauri Bricks

# The Cemetery is Now centrally protected by A.S.I. (Archaeology Survey of India)

building From front

This destination is Waiting for both :

• your and 
• Right action of government towards the maintenance of Bank of river.

It’s a little dirty but can be converted in beautiful riverside destination. 

Why to visit :

        If you wants to spent your time between peace and greenery.

And also if you are interested in ancient monuments.
Best time to visit :
                  try to go during Sunset or Sunrise, the panoramic view makes it worth watching. 

Kothi Bibiyapur (Attraction in its Simplicity)

The royal building Bibiyapur Kothi always been unmatched for its elegance in his time. It was built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula (A.D. 1775) and applied the French design which was consulted by the British ‘General Claude  Martin’.  

Kothi Bibiyapur from front

# The building is constructed on a rectangular ground plan with Lakhauri bricks laid in lime mortar and coated with thick lime plaster.

# This 3 storied building was specially established for guest ship of British celebrity.

But now it is just a 2 storey remain.

Kothi Bibiyapur from Backyard

# There are big halls which were inlay by the beautiful Imported French tiles which was in sky colour but now they are absent.

Wooden Beam of Hall

# The big halls with high ceilings are standing with the support of wooden beam.

# The big airy windows and Doors were built to protect from summer.

The open area surrounded with remaining  pillars

# The  big balconies were built to enjoy  the rain season.

Relics of Awadhi architecture on the Border of Fire place

# The fireplace were built to protect from winter, their borders are ornated in Awadhi style which still can be seen.

Remains of Wooden Pillar

# There were wooden broad Spiral stairs which are the oldest of its kind in North India.

Mostly these kind of stairs are surrounded from a strong pillar

Which are cemented or made by any other material. But here the wooden pillars are used instead of other material, but now there only remnants remain.

# This building was also used for the coronation of Nawab Saadat Ali khan.
# Three decades ago Military Farm was opened here, now it comes in the Cantonment area.

# This Building is now centrally protected by A.S.I. (Archaeological Survey of India), the work is in progress to renovate the building and it's damaged parts but now they are using cement instead of the actual material which were used in to construct this building.

moderated upstairs

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renovated pillars and beams of building 

   

   Why to visit :

# If you are interested in ancient monuments and history of Britishers who ruled here.

How to Reach :

# You can go through your own vehicle or  Rickshaw by following vikramaditya marg.