Saturday 2 March 2019

Lawrence Hall situated inside Lawrence Garden Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

 Lawrence Hall Lahore



The administration of 'The History Of Sub-Continent Through Commemorative Stones' is much pleased to share the photographs of Urdu, Gurmukhi commemorative stones and Exterior and interior of Grand Beautiful British times Building of Lawrence Hall situated inside Lawrence Garden (Jinnah Garden) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Lawrence Hall Lahore was built in 1861-62 as a memorandum in memory of Sir John Lawrence, First Lieutenant Governor Punjab (1st January 1859-25 February 1859) and Viceroy of India (12 January 1864-12 January 1869). Lawrence Hall Lahore has a very majestic ceiling and floor is made of Deodar wood. It was designed by Mr. Stone Civil Engineer. Lawrence Hall Lahore was used for public and official meetings. Quaid-e-Azam Library has been working in this Majestic Hall for 1984.


There are erected two commemorative stones inside Lawrence Hall, one in Gurmukhi and other in Urdu but having same information about Donors who donated for its construction. The Inscriptions of the stones read as under:


'Fehrist namha nami Maharajagan wa Raesan ke jinhon ne junab Nawwab musttabas Robert Montgomery Saheb Bahadur K.C.B.G.C.S.I., Leftant Governor sabak Punjab murabi apne ke yadgar ke makan ki tayari vaste razamandi te khushikhat se madat ki hai. Maharaja Ranbir Singh Saheb Bahadur wali Jammu wa Kashmir G.C.S.I., Raja Mahinder Singh Saheb Bahadur Wali Patiala, Raja Raghubir Singh Saheb Bahadur wali Jind, wa Raja Randhir Singh Saheb Bahadur, wali Kaputhala, G.C.S.I. Raja Bhagwan Singh Saheb Malvendrer wali Nabha, Raja Bijay Sain Saheb Bahadur, wali Mandi, Nawab Sikandar Khan Saheb Bahadur Malerkotla, Raja Wazir Singh, wali Faridkot, Raja Shri Singh Saheb Bahadur, wali Chamba, Sardar Shamsher Singh Saheb Bahadur Sandhawalia, Raja Harbans Singh Saheb Bahadur Raja Sheikhupra…. Raja Saheb Dyal Singh Bahadur Raja Kishankot K.C.S.I., Nawwab Sarfraz Khan Sahib Bahadur Sadojoi, Nawab Faujdar Khan Saheb Galjai C.S.I.Raja Sanawaz Khan Kate Khel Tak wala, Raja Jaswant Singh Saheb Bahadur Nurpur…Nawwab Jalaluddin Khan Saheb Mamdotwala, Baba Khem Singh Saheb Bedi, Sardar Bhagwan Singh Saheb, Sardar Dyal Singh Saheb Majithia, Sardar Lal Singh Saheb Kaleawala, Nawwab Nawazish Ali Khan Saheb Kajalwas Diwan Ajudhya Parsad Saheb Mumtaz Daula, Sardar Nihal Singh Saheb Chhachhi K.C.,Diwan Amar Nath Saheb, Niranjan Nath Saheb, Bhai Charanjit Singh Saheb, Sardar Uttam Singh Sahib Ramgarh, Sahib Jhanda Singh Sahib Butalia, Shaikh Ghulam Mamud Subhani Sahib, Bhai Nand Gopal Saheb, Bhai Kesara Singh Saheb, Bhai Meehan Singh Saheb, Bhai Parduman Singh Saheb, Sardar Mangal Singh Saheb Ramgarhia, Sardar Mahtab Singh Majithia, Muhammad Hayat Ullah Khan Sadojoi, Nawwab Abdul Majid Saheb Multani, Mahant Brambutta Saheb Amritsaria, Diwan Baijnath Saheb, Diwan Ratan Chand Saheb Dadhiwala, Diwan Fakir Chand Zahuruddin Saheb, Fakir Syed Shamsuddin Khan Saheb, Misr Gian Chand Saheb, Diwan Shankar Nath Saheb, Fakir Syed Jamaluddin Saheb, Pandit Radfha Kishan Saheb, Ramul Singh Saheb, Misr Ramdas Saheb, , Misr Shibdas Saheb, Mota Singh Saheb Kummedan Sardar Bahadur, Kaur Narain Singh Saheb. Syed Raza Saheb Kabuli,, Babu Mohan Lal Saheb, Khan Muhammad Saheb, R[ai] Duni Chand Saheb, R. Chambsal Saheb Delvi, Munshi Harsukh R. Saheb, Lala Jawahar Mal Saheb, R. Panna Lal Saheb, Lala Daryana Mal Saheb, Lala Ghanaiya Lal Saheb, Egyekto [Executive] Engineer, Muhammad Barkat Ali Saheb, Tehsildar Lahore, Lala Amir Chand Saheb, Bhai Kalyan Singh Saheb,  Miyan Muhammad Jan Saheb, Sheikh Allah Baksh Saheb Saudagar Gurdit Singh Saheb Gulari, Mian Ghulam Hasan Saheb, Lala Sadasukh Sahib. Binai taamir san 1865, Ikhtamam san 1867, Darhin hakumat C.D.F. McLeod Saheb Bahadur C.B.K.B..S.I., Laftant Governor Mumalik Punjab vagaira itimam yaft. Ba-ihtimam John Gordon Saheb Bahadur, Civil Engineer Executive. Lala Melaram Thekedar.'



Photographs By Sir Veer Shuaib Raza Ji



Sources:

1- Commemorative Stones

2- Interview Muhammad Shaikh Taimor Sahib



















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