Poonamalle High Road

       Poonamalle High Road from the junction of Waltax Road. This  road was developed in the middle of 18th century as a military road leading to Arcot via  Poonamalle,  Sriperumbudur and Wallajapet to  Arcot.  Until early 19th century  there was a Land  custom office near St . Andrew Church  junction.  The Andrew  Church came up in 1821. The  Egmore redoubt was also there behind  the  Egmore railway  terminus. Poonamalle was also a military  outpost  for rest and recuperation of East India  Company soldiers.   This  road was the  one  taken by Hyder Ali in 1768 when  he almost reached the gates of  Madras.

        In the  picture the Ramaswamy  Mudaliar  Choultry and Siddique Sarai along with the steeple of St Andrews Kirk can be seen.

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dheerajn19 said…
Thank you Mani Sir, for the wonderful insight into the origin of Poonamalle High Road. I would like to know more about the photograph used or the source of photograph used in this post.

Thanks,
Dheeraj
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