The Bandariabagh Cemetery, Lucknow

Pte.Leonard Smith, C Company, The Cameronions who died at Lucknow (of Enteric) on 25th Nov 1898 Aged 25 years 10 months.

Pte. Richard AH Brickwood, who died at Lucknow on 16 the July 1906 Aged 21 years and 3 months.

Molly Daniell 1920-Oct 16, 2011

MARGARET MARY DANIELL, widow of  LATE LT COL HRH DANIELL, former principal of La Martiniere College, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Mrs Molly Daniell, as she was better known, remained very active till a year ago when she had a second fall, fracturing her other hip not long after recovering from the first replacement procedure.
Ma'am Daniell, to Martinians, led a busy life after her husband's death in the late 1970s(?) involving herself in Anglo-Indian community affairs and till the end oversaw the well-being of the Dorothy Crosthwaite Homes.

The grave, in the Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow as it was in May 2013.

Pic: Molly and Col Daniell in their younger days. Col Daniell passed away more than 35 years ago in Pune and his ashes were bought back and buried at the Bandariabagh Cem. 

Keith Bayley July 8, 1969--Nov 30, 2005

Dennis Bayley, retired NER driver and wife Maureen (nee D'Cruz) stand
by the grave of their only son, Keith Michael, who died 30th November, 2005 in a
motorcycle accident while he was in Gonda. Keith was buried in his
hometown, Gorakhpur. Keith is survived by two minor daughters. The picture was
taken on Nov 2, 2011 All Souls Day.
Two cousins were riding pillion when Keith hit a vehicle coming from
the opposite side. The vehicle is said to have had only one headlight
functioning. Keith's great grandmother, Evangeline Florence Bayley who died in 1939 is buried in the Gonda Cemetery. Keith's younger sister lost her husband, William George Abrey in 2000.

Keith Michael Bayley born July 8, 1969

Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow

The Nishatganj Cemetery is surrounded by encroachments on most of two sides. Where there's  no encroachments you have municipal flats stuck right up to the wall from where people throw garbage into the cemetery.( more)

Nishatganj Cemetery

Tombstones that are slowly disappearing!

Walter Burley Griffin

Walter Burley Griffin, born in 1876 in Maywood near Chicago, won in 1910 an international competition to design the capital of Australia, much as another non-Australian, the Danish architect  Joern Utzon, won the competition to design that Sydney icon, the Sydney Opera House.
As Australia was preparing for its bicentenary celebrations in 1988 a journalist, Graeme D Westlake visited Lucknow in search of Griffin's grave. At the time the Christ Church pastor was a Mr Suraj Masih, who gave Westlake a grave and plot number of the Nishatganj Cemetery. I (George Shepherd) came into the picture as the journalist visited the next best place, The Pioneer, which was housed in the building designed and built by Walter Griffin.
We found the number was to a 'kachcha' grave. I found it hard to believe that an American, of his standing, could, in 1937, have been buried in an unmarked grave. Mr Westlake was as incredulous but accepted the fact. Later an Australian High Commission official visited and then a senator Mr Teague, from South Australia made the trip carrying funds for a memorial that marks the spot today.
(Sunday April 21, 2013
I think Chicago has been 
replaced. Thought it's not visible in the top pic which is the latest. George Shepherd)

John Arthur Ellis 1836-1883

How long will this grave survive!
JOHN ARTHUR ELLIS,
Born 21st June 1836
Died 16th March 1883


(Aug 3, 2015: I should update
this pic if the grave is
still there)