D'source Design Gallery on Dr. Fayrer's House

Design Gallery

Dr. Fayrer's House

Part of the Lucknow Residency

The front view of Dr. Fayrer's House.
The very high arched pillars. A combination of 4 pillars supported the arch. The cieling has fallen but it remains.
The motifs on the pillars.
The spot where Sir Lawrence died.
The rooms are airy to compensate the heat of lucknow.
The big drain below the entrance.
The array of doors.
The arrangement of bricks.
The motifs on the wall boundary.
The debris behind the building.
The level below the ground.
The view from the back. The efficient drainage system is visible.

The front view of Dr. Fayrer's House.	The very high arched pillars. A combination of 4 pillars supported the arch. The cieling has fallen but it remains.	The motifs on the pillars.	The spot where Sir Lawrence died.	The rooms are airy to compensate the heat of lucknow.	The big drain below the entrance.
The array of doors.	The arrangement of bricks.	The motifs on the wall boundary.	The debris behind the building.	The level below the ground.	The view from the back. The efficient drainage system is visible.

A residency was established at Faizabad which was the capital of Awadh. The residency moved with Nawab Asaf-ud-daula when the capital of Awadh was shifted from Faizabad to Lucknow. The war for freedom against the East India Company in 1857 was fought in and around the residency campus. The entire Residency complex faced shelling and counter shelling over a long period of 5 months. Dr. Fayrer's was the Residency surgeon during the siege of 1857. Sir Henry Lawrence was shifted to this building after being wounded on 2nd july. He finally succumbed to his injuries on 4th July,1857.