A photograph of the Obelisk at Seringapatem.

Reference Number: 1380/1/32/001
Alternative Reference Number: 1380
Level of Description: Item
Title: A photograph of the Obelisk at Seringapatem.
Creator(s) & Administrative History: Colour Sergeant Frederick John Reginald Urch
Date: 1915
Extent: Extent: 1 photograph
Description: Photograph of the Obelisk in Srirangapatna, a memorial to British soldiers killed in the battle of Seringapatem. This is a memorial to British and Indian soldiers who died during the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799, commemorating the final battle of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War where Tipu Sultan was killed. It was built by the Mysore Government in 1907 with inscribed plaques listing fallen officers and casualties, topped by cannonballs. It is built off the fort walls on higher ground.
Access Conditions: Physical access to the photograph album is restricted to the depositors family only. Public access to the photograph is available via the digitised version on Bath Record Office: Archives and Local Studies online catalogue.