British Residency popularly known as Residency is a historical protected monument maintained by Archaeological Survey of India. This place was used by the British inhabitants as a refuge during the uprising of 1857. It houses various buildings and a museum also. Entrance fee is INR 5 and entry closes by 1630 PM.
Below is a photo journey of the place-
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| Main Gate and Ticket window |
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| Historical Facts |
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| Site Plan |
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| Bailley Guard Gate is entrance gate to Residency |
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| Notice on Bailley Guard Gate |
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| Memory of Native officers and Sepoys |
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| Dr. Frayer's House |
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| Begum Kothi |
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| Museum |
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| Museum |
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| Main Building |
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| Main Building |
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| Main Building |
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| Lost Grandeur |
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| Canons in the lawn in front of Museum |
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| Residency signature shot |
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| Way to Church and Cemetrery |
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| Church & Graveyard Info |
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| Main Building |
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| Banquetting Hall |
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| Banquetting Hall |
Residency is spread in a large area and you see only ruins of buildings amidst lush green gardens and old trees with young couples hiding themselves here and there. Earlier a light and sound show was performed here, not sure if it is continue or not. As you come out of Residency, you see a Martyrs Memorial Tower (Shaheed Smarak) and Kargil Martyr Garden (Kargil Shaheed Vatika) on the opposite side of the road on the bank of Gomti river. A few boats are there to give you a ride to a Shiva Temple in the middle of the river, however the bank of the river is filled with filthy garbage flowing into river.
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| Kargil Memorial Garden |
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| Shaheed Smarak (Martyr Memorial) |
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| Shiva Temple |
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| Boat ride |
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| Saddening scene - Garbage dump in river Gomti (Hotel Clarks Avadh in backdrop) |
