‘The Shah Nujeef’, Lucknow, 1858 circa (litho)

‘The Shah Nujeef’, Lucknow, 1858 circa. Lithograph from ‘General views and special points of interest of the City of Lucknow’. 27 coloured lithographs by R M Bryson, E Walker, F Jones after Lt Col D S Dodgson. Published by Day and Son, 1 September 1860. The Shah Nujeef was a walled mosque close to the British Residency, and was the mausoleum of Nawab Ghazi-ud-din Haider. During Sir Colin Campbell’s attempt to relieve the defenders of the Residency it was the scene of fierce fighting. Its walls were of such immense thickness that the heavy guns of Captain William Peel’s Naval Brigade were unable to make any impression on them. It was only when sailors, under continuous fire from the rebels, dragged a cannon to within 12 feet of the walls that a breach was made.