College Museum Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree Hills

College Museum Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree Hills




All these photographs are of English commemorative stone, interior and exterior of the building of College Museum located inside Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree Hills, Punjab, Pakistan. College Museum was inaugurated by Brig. Mujahid Alam (Retd) Principal Lawrence College Murree in June 2018. Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree Hills was established in 1860 A. D. The college authorities placed different old antique things related to the Lawrence college Murree. You can see the photographs of Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, old Gallians, ex Principals, paintings, woodwork items made by Gallians, precious minerals and rocks presented by old Gallians, College badges, college shields and shields for college, artistic and wood made monograms of the college, annual journals of Lawrence College named 'Gallian', two pages of special addition of the daily Express Islamabad dated 9th October 2010 published on eve of 150 years celebrations of Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree, framed poem 'Lawrence College Ghora Gali' by Mr. M. A. Naseer House Master Peake House, projectors, drum, maps, guns, bats, diaries and different useful documents.



Photographs By Ali Babar



Sources:
1- Commemorative metal plate

2- Museum items

Postal Museum Murree Hills

Pakistan Postal Museum Murree


All these photographs are of Pakistan Postal Museum located at 1st floor of General Post Office Murree Hills, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Post Office Authorities displayed various antiques postal articles of British times here in Pakistan Postal Museum Murree. These antiques are postal badges, order books, proterage charges, fundamental and supplementary rules, circle order, swords, spear, Postal stamps issued on important occasions of Pakistan, letter boxes of 1890, 1918, -1955, 1960, bags, locks, bags blue air mail, leather bags, sealing wax bags, scissors, tweezers, swords, lamp, lampstand, brass and silver lamp, stamp boxes, old and new clocks, weights of different denominations, small and big scales, photographs of General Post Offices of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, photographs of Senior British Postal officers including the photographs of Sir Charles Stewart Wilson K. C. I. E., Director General 1906-1913 and Sir William Maxwell K. C. I. E, Director General Post and Telegraphs 1913-1918.

Historical information written on some boards inside Pakistan Postal Museum Murree Hills reads as under:

1-' Bell 1860
This bell was installed at Lahore GPO and was rung to alert residents of rival of foreign mail. After Partition, the bell was used in the delivery hall of the Lahore GPO. Once daily sorting was done, it was rung to alert the Postman to collection of mail for Onward delivery. ' (This bell is now installed at Lahore GPO)

2-' British Raj was Instituted in 1858 when the rule of East India Company was transferred to the Crown. By 1861, there were 889 post offices handling nearly 43 million letters and over 4.5 million news papers annually. The first Superintendent of Post Offices was appointed in*1870 and based in Allahabad. This letter box was in use in the late 19th century and had a crown on its top. Letter boxes in the 19th century were of Victorian style.'

3-' Murree Brief History
Murree was established in 1851 by Sir Henry Lawrence as a hill resort for British troops stationed on the Afghan border. Officially, the Muncipality was created in 1950 and town built in 1853. Its main thoroughfare, known as '' the mall'', started from General Post Office and extended down the hilltop to the Holy Trinity Church. Both were prominent old landmarks. A map from 1869 shows the present site of the post office, which is likely one of the first buildings constructed in Murree.

The railway connection from Lahore via Rawalpindi made Murree a popular retreat for officials stationed in Punjab 's Capital. Villas and other houses erected for the accommodation of British families gave the town a European charm. The houses crowded the summit and sides of irregular ridge. In the summer, the neighboring hills were covered with encampment of British troops, while the station itself was filled with European visitors from the plains and travelers to Kashmir. In addition to the train, Murree was connected to Rawalpindi by a service of Tangas.

In 1901, the population of the town was officially 1844. During peak season in the summer, however, there could have been as many as 10000 people visiting Murree. '


4-' The Pakistan Postal Museum & Archive (PPMA) will be leadi g resource for all aspects of the History of the Pakistani Postal system highlighting important political events and social trends over the course of our country's past.

PPMA will be dedicated to the preservation, study and presentation of the nation's postal history and Philately through stamps and objects, interactive display, rotating exhibits, archives, rading areas and screenings.

It will be a great resource to students, historians and educationists by preserve Pakistan's national heritage and providing an added attraction for visitors to Murree '

5-'The permanent town of Murree was constructed at Sunny Bank in 1853. The Holy Trinity Church was sanctified in May 1857 and the Mall road was built. The most significant commercial establishments,