The Cenotaph at St George Fort Museum - A History and Facts Connected with Tippu Sultan and British

British blueprints... by story trails from Beach Railway Station to Fort on 21st August 2016 as part of "Madras's Week."

The statue of Lord Cornwallis (now in Fort Museum) was first erected as a cenotaph, from which the present Cenotaph Road originated. The British residents of the Fort used the Mount Road from Fort St. George to this place to have a ride and relax at the end in the monument during the evening.

It was erected for some years within the Fort in the square ( now barricaded by the defence to have a basketball court )

Fine, then the statue went to its cupola in front of then Benedict, now the Singaravelar Maligai. The statue had the scenes of the surrender of Tippu on the pedestal, and it invited the irk of the Madras folk. So it was brought back to the cupola within the Fort near the museum.

It is said that the first Indian commander of the Fort had to see the statue every morning when raises up from bed, as his bedroom was facing the statue. He was annoyed to see a man who broke the back of Tippu. So ordered its removal. It was taken to the Egmore Museum and erected in the Old building of the Connemara Library. At last, in 50's it reached its final destination at the Fort Museum.

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