Frere Hall - a beautiful structure built during the days of the British Raj
Frere Hall is one of the few well-preserved buildings from the days of the British Raj that still exists in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Image File history File links Karachi_Frere_Hall. ... Image File history File links Karachi_Frere_Hall. ... The British Empire at its zenith in 1919. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan, sometimes known as the City of Light and the City of Quaid (Ø´Ûر٠قائد), after Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan. ... Sindh (SindhÄ«: سنڌ, UrdÅ«: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, and Muhajirs and various other groups. ...
It was built in honour of Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere (1815-1884), who was known for promoting economic development in Karachi. Situated almost in the centre of Karachi, across the street from the Marriott Hotel and the US Consulate, and adjacent to the Sind Club, the building itself forms the centrepiece of a park known as Bagh-e-Jinnah (Jinnah Gardens).
Due to security concerns, as well as the insistence of the US Consulate, which faces Frere Hall, the park has largely been declared off-limits to the general public (http://www.dawn.com/2005/10/17/fea.htm).
Burke's Landed Gentry: Rev. Anthony Frere, Rector of Mulbarton, Norfolk, Eng., married Elizabeth Hartstonge, d/o Henry Hartstonge of Wymondham, Norfolk, Eng., and was bur.
Anthony Frere of Aldgate, Eng., 3rd son of Thomas Frere and Anne Wallis of Occold and Bressingham, baptized 1608, was an ammunitioner.
In the 1679 Barbados census, Capt. Tobias Frere, Esq.
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