Heritage

Kanpur Memorial Church

All Souls Memorial Church Kanpur, built in 1875 to honour the British who lost their lives during the siege of Cawnpore in 1857. The architect from East Bengal Railway, Walter Granville designed it in Lombardic Gothic style using red bricks in polychrome dressing.

To the east of the church is the memorial garden which has a handsome carved Gothic screen designed by Orientalist Henry Yule.The screen was originally at the Memorial well were 200 British women & children were sacrificed during the Indian war of Independence of 1857. After Independence in 1947, Nana Rao Park was built instead and the screen was transferred to the church yard of All souls.

Its centre is occupied by the beautiful carved figure of an angel by Baron Carlo Marochetti,(favourite sculptor of Queen Victoria)with crossed arms, holding palons, i.e. symbols of peace.