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St John's Church

St John's Church
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Built
1813
Status
INTACH listed
Access
free
Area
Secunderabad

One of the oldest churches in the Secunderabad cantonment, a plain Gothic hall with a battlemented tower and old regimental memorials inside.

History & Story

St John's was built fifteen years after the British first established their cantonment at Secunderabad, making it one of the oldest buildings in the twin city. Inside, regimental memorial tablets and inscribed stones record the casualties of campaigns across the Deccan and Afghanistan, a stone catalogue of colonial military history carved by survivors. The Diocese of Medak conducted a restoration in 2005; the church is still in active use.

Key Events

1813
Consecrated; one of the Company's first churches in the Deccan
1857
Memorial tablets added for Mutiny casualties
2005
Restoration by Diocese of Medak

Key People

B
British East India Company garrison
built by and for cantonment troops in 1813

Location & Getting There

Area / Locality: Secunderabad
Coordinates: 17.44280° N, 78.50250° E
Access: free
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Sources & Further Reading

Diocese of Medak ↗