CHENNAI: Our Lady of Lourdes Church was built in 1879 by Fr H Hennessey, a Parish priest in St Andrew’s Church, Vepery. In 1903, the church became an independent Parish. Perhaps this place would have witnessed a huge gathering by members of the Anglo Indian community for whom Perambur was once popular.
Adjacent to the side of the the Church on the Siruvallvar Road is Unity House. The plaque outside its gate reminiscences the days when Mahatma Gandhi had visited the place to unveil it.
A pit stop at Sir Baden Powell Scout Training Center and its picturesque surroundings would certainly set up the mind to travel back in history.
Enter the Loco Works Bridge, a landmark to many born after 1950, one will see green foliage and roads bearing English names.
Carriage and Wagon Works (1856) is one of the oldest railway establishments set up by the British in India.
A recently-added memorial arch depicts its 150 glorious years. Perambur Railway Hospital (1928) started functioning as a 40-bedded hospital for the Railway staff on the insistence of the Chief Medical Officer of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, Major G J Cruikshank.