 The
General Post Office (then called Imperial Post Office)
was opened in 1800 and a runner line of postal service
between Bombay, Madras and Bangalore was established in
1803. The picture is a 1919 photograph of the G.P.O. It
was demolished in 1977.
Bangalore had become a part of Tipu Sultan's postal network
by 1799, which included Srirangapatna, Bidanur, Gutti,
Gurramkonda, Chitradurga and Sira.
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 The
British Government stationed in Madras initiated negotiations
with the Mysore Maharaja to shift the barracks from Srirangapatna
to Bangalore. At first the troops were housed within the
Fort area but this was soon abandoned as the region was
thought inadequate for the soldiers.
Agaram and adjoining areas near Halsoor (now 'Ulsoor')
village were allotted by the Maharaja for use of the British.
This was the beginning of the Cantonment area in present
day Bangalore, famed as the most 'happening place' in
town!
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St. Mark's Cathedral was built in 1808 to meet the needs
of the British troops and some civilians who had just
shifted from Srirangapatna.
** The earliest graves at the old Cantonment cemetery
date from 1808.
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All the British troops were shifted from Srirangapatna
to Bangalore. The Army shifted to Ulsoor.
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Alleging misrule by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, the British
took over the administration of the Mysore kingdom.
They established the Cantonment area, separated from the
old city area by a wide strip of open land about 1.5 miles
wide. With the direct rule of the British Commissioners
based in Bangalore, it became the State Administrative
HQ.
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 Sir
Mark Cubbon (1834 to 1861), the "Sole Commissioner" for
administration of Mysore was responsible for structuring
Bangalore and ensuring its physical and economic stability.
Roads were constructed and telegraph lines were laid during
his time.
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 St
Patrick's Church on Brigade Road was built. It was originally
built for Irish soldiers by Gail-Hot a military chaplain.
He spent Rs. 8000 for its construction. The Church was
rebuilt in 1894. Recent constructions have obscured the
majestic view of this Church.
Formerly
called The Residency, now Raj Bhavan, is the present home
of the Governor of Karnataka, Rama Devi. It is one of
the first important buildings to be built in 1842 in Bangalore
after setting up of the British Commission. According
to one account, Sir Mark Cubbon bought the building from
a private European. Cubbon lived in the building as Commissioner
for Mysore Affairs.
Click
here for an article on Raj Bhavan
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The British introduce railways, posts and telegraph.
Sir Mark Cubbon, the Commissioner, promoted cultivation
of coffee in the Western Ghats, and the Bangaloreans
begin their tryst with the drink!
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