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The
Kanpur
Memorial
Church,
originally
known
as
the
All
Souls'
Church,
is
a
church
located
in
Kanpur,
India
that
belongs
to
the
Church
of
North
India,
a
united
Protestant
denomination.
It
was
built
in
1875
in
honour
of
British
valour
during
the
Siege
of
Cawnpore
in
1857.
The
church
is
situated
on
Albert
Lane
near
Cawnpore
Club
in
Kanpur
Cantonment.
It
is
situated
in
the
heart
of
the
cantonment.
The
church
was
designed
by
Walter
Granville,
architect
of
the
East
Bengal
Railway.
The
complete
church
in
Lombardic
Gothic
style
is
attractively
executed
in
bright
red
brick
with
polychrome
dressings.
To
the
east
of
the
church
is
the
memorial
garden
which
can
only
be
approached
through
one
gateway.
It
has
a
handsome
carved
Gothic
screen
designed
by
Henry
Yule.
Its
centre
is
occupied
by
a
beautiful
carved
figure
of
an
angel
by
Baron
Carlo
Marochetti,
with
crossed
arms,
holding
palons,
i.e.
symbols
of
peace.
This
carved
figure
was
created
in
memory
of
the
Bibighar
massacre,
where
Indian
rebels
killed
approximately
200
unarmed
European
women
and
children
with
guns
and
cleavers,
throwing
their
remains
into
a
nearby
well
and
burying
some
survivors
under
the
pile
of
bodies.
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