'A Battery facing the Cawnpore Road in the Baillie Guard and called the Cawnpore Battery', 1858 (c)
Lithograph by R M Bryson from 'General Views and Special Points of Interest of the City of Lucknow', a series of 27 coloured lithographs by R M Bryson, E Walker, F Jones after Lieutenant-Colonel D S Dodgson, published by Day and Son, 1 September 1860.
The Lucknow Residency compound was entered through an archway with a guardhouse, the Bailee Guard Gate, seen here. It was named after a former resident, who had built it in the early 19th century. During the Siege of Lucknow it was the site of a British artillery battery.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1971-02-33-499-4
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1971-02-33-499-4