Baker, William (Photographer). The Memorial Well. | 00115562
PhotographerWilliam Baker | 1829 – 1880
TitleThe Memorial Well. Cawnpore
Document TypeAntiquarian Photograph
MediumAlbumen print pasted on mountDate1866-1868
Size8.86 x 11.57 in (22.50 x 29.40 cm)
DescriptionThe park was made to commemorate the British women and children who had been massacred in a building on the site and their bodies dumped into a well in the grounds during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
InscriptionInscribed in English in pen 'Cawnpore The Memorial Well' on lower edge of mount and in pencil '8288' t.r. on mount.
Location FeaturedGyanvapi Mosque or Alamgiri Mosque and adjoining ghats, Varanasi
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