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This church
stands on Council House Street beside B.B.D. Bagh. It is
popularly known as 'The Stone Church'. The construction started on 6th April, 1874
and ended in 1884. This was constructed following the Greek architectural
pattern at a cost of Rs. 2 lakhs. The floor of the church was
made with stones obtained from Ganda. Stones were also obtained from Chunar. The
stone tower is 174 ft. high. Job Charnock was
buried here. His sculpture was made by his son-in-law Sir Charles
Ayar around 1695. The sculpture is a unique specimen of art. There
is a dome with a pitcher appended to it. There are
also the tombs of the daughters of Charnock. Au reste, there are
the sculptures of British Admiral Watson who subjugated Calcutta in 1757, Lord Brabourne, Lady Canning
and several distinguished persons.
Another remarkable attraction of this church is 'The Last Supper',
a marvellous painting by Zofanni.
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