Book Description

A Guide to the Lucknow Residency is a journey to the past, taking the visitor back to 5 harrowing months in 1857 and into the very lives of 2000 men, women and children whose very survival depended on these now silent ruins. The buildings each tell their own tale of heroism and desperation while providing a unique glimpse into a siege which changed the balance of a war. The visitor can now experience the Siege of Lucknow told through the reminiscence of the besieged, bringing to life a history which still slumbers in the grounds. Visitors the residency will no longer have to ask why or what - the book answers those questions and takes you on a journey of discovery, told through the eyes who were there. It is more than a guide book - it is a witness to life during 5 months in 1857.