The Black Hole Monument, 1907-12 - 1908-01
Scope and Contents
Quarter plate. At corner of Dalhousie Square. [Inscription reads: This monument has been erected by Lord Curzon, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, in the year 1902 upon the site and in reproduction of the design of the original monument to the memory of the 123 persons who perished in the Black Hole prison of Old Fort William on the night of the 20th June 1756. The former memorial was raised by their surviving fellow-sufferer J.Z. Holwell, Governor of Fort William, on the spot where the bodies of the dead had been thrown into the ditch of the ravelin. It was removed in 1821].
Dates
- Creation: 1907-12 - 1908-01
Creator
- From the File: Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867 -1945 (artist and photographer) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Bibliography
General
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Finding aid date
2002-08-16 11:29:04+00:00
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