Yadgar Club Explained

Yadgar Club
Native Name:یادگار کلب
Native Name Lang:Urdu
Former Names:Victoria Memorial Hall
Location:Muzaffargarh
Address:Near Yadgar Chowk, Dasti Wala Road
Location City:Muzaffargarh, Punjab
Location Country:Pakistan
Start Date:1909
Est Completion:-->
Renovation Date:In 1988 and In 2019
Destruction Date:-->
Management:or
Operator:or
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Yadgar Club, formerly known as Victoria Memorial Hall, is a colonial-era building situated in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan.[1]

Built in 1909, the building was initially named the Victoria Memorial Hall before the Deputy Commissioner of Dera Ghazi Khan renamed it to Yadgar Club in 1988.[2] [3] The total area of Yadgar Club is 18 Kanals.[4] Yadgar Club was renovated in 2019[5] after being neglected for many decades.

History

The building was constructed in the memory of Queen Victoria who died in 1901. This building was built with the donations from the general public and government officials. Lala Kedar Nath, District Judge, supervised the construction of building. The club was used by the Muzaffargarh Club, District Board and Government Girls College at different times. The District Board and Government Girls College got separate buildings later.

Facilities

Yadgar Club has many facilities like.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: YADGAR CLUB at gazetteers.punjab.gov.pk . gazetteers.punjab.gov.pk.
  2. Web site: 2008-12-29 . Century-old Yadgar Club at last breaths . 2022-05-08 . DAWN.COM . en.
  3. Web site: مظفرگڑھ.... صوبہ پنجاب کا مَردم خیز شہر . 2022-05-08 . jang.com.pk.
  4. Web site: 2022-01-29 . یادگار کلب / وکٹوریہ میموریل ہال 1909 . 2022-05-08 . Muzaffargarh.City مظفرگڑھ ڈاٹ سٹی . en-US.
  5. Web site: Raza . Malik Tahseen . 2019-10-13 . Historic Yadgar Club reclaims grandeur . 2022-05-08 . DAWN.COM . en.