Bandel
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Bandel
(from bandar, 'a wharf). — Suburb of Hooghly town in Hooghly District, Bengal, situated in 22 55' N. and 88° 24' E., on the right bank of the Hooghly river, about a mile north of the town and within its municipal jurisdiction. It contains a Roman Catholic convent, said to be the oldest Christian church in Bengal. Over the gateway is a stone bearing the date 1599, which, however, records the foundation not of the present but of the original building, sacked and destroyed by the Muhammadans about the year 1629. It was rebuilt in 1660 by Gomez de Soto, and called the convent of Nossa Senhora D'Rojario ; the large hall on the east of the church was added about 1820. The title on which the property is held is & far man assigning 7 77 blghas of land to the community, granted by the emperor Shah Jahan in 1633 and subsequently confirmed in 1646. The Circuit House is a fine building, which was formerly the residence of the Dacoity Commissioner. Bandel is famous for its cream cheeses.
