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Interior of Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, 1865 (c)

Photograph, 1865 (c). From an album compiled by Colonel Montagu Hall.

A view up the English Gothic nave of the cathedral from the north west corner of its central aisle, showing its columns and vaulted roof as well as the central crossing and the entrance to the choir in the left background.

Montagu Hall (1831-1904) was born 27 August 1831, in Bristol. He served in the 2nd Burma War (1852-1853) and the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Fighting with the 1st Bengal European Fusiliers, he participated in the relief and capture of Lucknow. He is recorded as gaining the rank of captain, serving with the 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers), on 30 July 1862. He retired as an Honorary Colonel 13 June 1883 and died at Ryde on the Isle of Wight on 12 March 1904, aged 72.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1957-04-30-42

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1957-04-30-42