Manual Punkah in St.George Cathedral, Madras

     The interior of St.George Cathedral consecrated in 1815 with the beautiful manually operated Punkas at the beginning of 20th century. The Church constructed in the newly developing Choultry Plain  was designed by  Col.J.L.Caldwell and completed by Major Fiott de Havilland. Though the services were stated in April 1815 it was formally consecrated by Anglican Bishop of Calcutta  Thomas Fanshaw Middleton on 6th  January 1816. Unfortunately the first person to be buried in the cemetery of the church was De havillands wife.  The successive Governors of Fort St George have  attended service  here. The CSI was founded here in 1947.

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