SIR HENRY LAWRENCE

SIR HENRY LAWRENCE
Henry Lawrence wanted to establish a chain of schools with a view to provide education to the children of the deceased and serving soldiers and officers of the British army. Lawrence was himself killed in the Indian rebellion of 1857, also called India’s First War of Independence. His dream took shape and four such schools, initially known as Lawrence Military Asylum, were established in different parts of India: the first two during his lifetime in the year 1847 at Sanawar and the second at Mount Abu in 1856; the third at Lovedale, near Ootacamund on 6 September 1858, and the fourth in Ghora Gali (near Murree, now in Pakistan) in 1860.

SCHOOL CREST

SCHOOL CREST
MOTTO NEVER GIVE IN'----The motto of the school is "NEVER GIVE IN" as visible in the school emblem. The motto embodies the spirit of the Lawrencian – to pursue a task to its fullest , giving one’s best at all times. The motto is believed to instill in the pupils the spirit of excellence and the tenacity to overcome obstacles and blocks to achieve one’s goals.

SIR HENRY LAWRENCE AND THE KINGS COLOUR

SIR HENRY LAWRENCE AND THE KINGS COLOUR

Sunday, August 30, 2009

A MEMORIAL TO HENRY LAWRENCE


Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence Memorial
Monument of Henry Montgomery Lawrence at St Pauls Cathedral, Calcutta
Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence Memorial
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Photo by John Kendall

In memory of the great and good
Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence K.C.B.
Christian statesman, philanthropist and soldier
Who in the Punjab, Rajputana and Oudh
Taught how kindly subject races should be ruled
Who first in India, founded hill asylums for British soldiers children
and who fell in the memorable defence of Lucknow
4th July 1857
Beloved and mourned by natives and Europeans

As the monument he would have most desired
the community of Calcutta and Bengal,
Joined with that of Upper India in founding
a "Henry Lawrence Memorial Asylum for Soldiers" Children"
at Murree, in the hills of the Pubjab;
They also erect this tablet in the Cathedral
To keep among them his memory and example.


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