https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=St._Andrew%27s_Church%2C_DarjeelingSt. Andrew's Church, Darjeeling - Revision history2026-08-19T23:22:31ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Andrew%27s_Church,_Darjeeling&diff=429300&oldid=prevAjay Kumar: Creating a new article2023-09-21T14:46:32Z<p>Creating a new article</p>
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[[File:Clock tower and the building of St. Andrew's Church, Darjeeling 05.jpg|thumb|St. Andrew's Church, Darjeeling]]<br />
'''St. Andrew's Church''' is the oldest church of [[Darjeeling]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gentleman |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vuBgZJD0GpkC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA48&dq=St.+Andrew's+Church+darjeeling&hl=en |title=David Gentleman's India |date=2004 |publisher=Tara-India Research Press |isbn=978-81-87943-71-6 |language=en}}</ref> This is a heritage [[Anglican church]] established in November 1843<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Andrew's Church Darjeeling |url=https://www.darjeeling-tourism.com/darj_000033.htm |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=www.darjeeling-tourism.com}}</ref> under the supervision of Captain Bishop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Andrews Church in Darjeeling, Darjeeling Anglican Church |url=https://www.darjeelingonline.in/city-guide/st-andrews-church-in-darjeeling |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=www.darjeelingonline.in}}</ref> After the heavy damage sustained by devastating lightning strike in 1867, it was rebuilt in 1873. The group of people assembled for religious worship at St. Andrew's were the Scottish soldiers and tea planters resided in Darjeeling town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Andrew’s Church, Darjeeling's history cast in stone |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/st-andrews-church-darjeelings-history-cast-in-stone |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Get Bengal |language=en}}</ref> The clock tower of the St. Andrew's Church was built in 1883.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Andrew’s Church {{!}} Darjeeling District, Government of West Bengal {{!}} India |url=https://darjeeling.gov.in/tourist-place/st-andrews-church/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==External link==<br />
* {{Commons category-inline|St. Andrew's Church, Darjeeling}}<br />
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[[Category:1843 establishments in British India]]<br />
[[Category:Churches completed in 1843]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century churches in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Darjeeling]]<br />
[[Category:British colonial architecture in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Darjeeling]]<br />
[[Category:Rebuilt churches in India]]</div>Ajay Kumar