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Laying the first stone of the Lucknow Memorial, 1864. Creator: Unknown
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Laying the first stone of the Lucknow Memorial, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the first stone of the Lucknow Memorial, [Lucknow, India], 1864. Engraving of a photograph, of '...the scene on Saturday, the 2nd of January, when the first stone of a monument was laid to commemorate the sufferings and death of those English men, women, and children, who perished during the siege of the [British] Residency, from the 30th of June, 1857, to its first relief...on the 22nd of November in that year...[The] ceremony was performed by Sir George Couper..., Judicial Commissioner of Oude...The clergy, represented by the Rev. M. R. Burge, Captain Pemberton and the members of the memorial committee, the civil and military officers of Government, and other residents...or visitors, held their due places in the procession; and among the ladies...were fifteen or sixteen who had themselves been shut up in the siege of Lucknow,...and had shared the trials and dangers of those who died before the day of relief. Sir George and Lady Couper were indeed of this number, as well as Colonel and Mrs. Barwell, Major and Mrs. Aitken, and others...General M'Duff, C.B., commanding the garrison at Lucknow, with his Staff, and Colonel Patton, commanding a guard of about five hundred of the 107th, 5th Lancers, and Artillery, represented the Army'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864
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A poignant moment in history: 'Laying the first stone of the Lucknow Memorial', January 2nd, 1864. This powerful photograph captures a solemn ceremony as Sir George Couper, Judicial Commissioner of Oude, lays the foundation stone for a monument commemorating those who lost their lives during the brutal siege of the British Residency in Lucknow from June to November 1857. The scene is filled with dignitaries and survivors of the ordeal, including fifteen or sixteen women who had been imprisoned alongside them. Lady Couper herself was among this group, having shared in the trials and dangers faced by those who perished during the siege. This engraving of a photograph from 'Illustrated London News' (1864) serves as a poignant reminder of humanity's capacity for resilience and remembrance.
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