Christ Church, Munnar, Travancore [i.e. Kerala]

A collection of mounted photographs. The photographs belonged to Albert and Ethel Wright, members of the original congregation, when living in Madupatty Estate, one of a group of James Finlay tea estates in the area. Hatch (1933, p.166) notes: 'One of the most beautiful mountain sections of Travancore is found in the northernmost part - the High Range... This particular section is called the Plateau of the Anamalais. The plateau is over 5,000 feet above sea level, and possesses a most delightful climate during the dry months...
In the centre of these hills in a valley is the little known town of Munnar - the central meeting place for the many planters who manage the estates near and far on the hillsides. The Kanan Devan Hills Produce Company, which owns a majority of the estates in the district, has its head office in Munnar. A European Club, a church, scholl, shops and post offices provide the people with modest requirements'.
The exact date of the church is not known: Mr Wright suggests the 1920s, in the episcopate of Bishop Gill, who relinquished the see of Travancore in 1924.

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Given by Mr. G.A. Wright, son of Albert and Ethel Wright, through the archivist of the Church Missionary Society, London in June 1989.

Includes index.

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Hatch, Emily Gilchriest (1933), 'Travancore; a guide book for the visitor', London, New York: Oxford University Press.

This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.

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