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Built 1829-1831 using timber reportedly salvaged from Tipu Sultan's Srirangapatna palace after his defeat. One of the oldest churches in the Nilgiris and a quiet contrast to the shopping crowds nearby.
The foundation stone was laid on 23 April 1829 by Stephen Rumbold Lushington, Governor of Madras, timed to coincide with King George IV's birthday, making this the oldest church in the Nilgiris. Built between 1829 and 1831 by architect John James Underwood for the exclusive use of British officers and residents, it was consecrated in November 1830 by the Bishop of Calcutta. Notably, its massive roof timbers were reportedly salvaged from Tipu Sultan's palace at Srirangapatna and hauled roughly 120 km by elephant; the church passed to the Church of South India in 1947 and remains active today.
