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Christ Church
Christ Church in Kasauli, close to the bus stand, was founded in 1844 and has a clock tower added in the 1880s, now under the Church of North India.
What it is
Close to Kasauli's bus stand, Christ Church was originally an Anglican church, its foundation stone laid on 26 October 1844 by Dr. Daniel Wilson, the Metropolitan Bishop of Calcutta. Regular worship began on 24 July 1853, once the building was finally complete enough to use. Since 1970 it has come under the Church of North India, diocese of Amritsar.
Getting there
About 4 minutes by road from central Kasauli, roughly 2 km — close enough to the bus stand that many visitors simply walk over.
The visit
The church tower was raised in the 1880s and fitted with a public clock imported from W.H. Bailey & Co of Manchester, England — a distinctive piece of Victorian engineering for a small hill-station church. It remains an active place of worship, drawing local families alongside visiting tourists rather than sitting as a purely historical monument.
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When to go
March to May or October and November, matching the rest of Kasauli's clearer, drier windows — outside the humid monsoon and the coldest winter weeks.
Around it
Sunset Point and Monkey Point, both close by, fill out the one-day loop from Kasauli itself. Dagshai and Barog, further out, are the natural second day — see the two-day plan.
Plans that include this
All 2 plans that stop here →
Day plan · First visitClassic
One day in Kasauli — Christ Church, Sunset Point and Monkey Point
A single-day Kasauli loop: Christ Church, Sunset Point and Monkey Point's Hanuman temple, tied to a Ramayana legend. Free, copyable itinerary.
Best Mar–May · Oct–Nov
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1 night · 2 days · First visitClassic
Two days in Kasauli — Monkey Point, Dagshai and Barog
A two-day Kasauli plan: Christ Church, Sunset Point and Monkey Point on day one, then Dagshai's jail museum and Barog's railway on day two. Free plan.
Best Mar–May · Oct–Nov
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Questions people ask
When was Christ Church in Kasauli built?
Its foundation stone was laid on 26 October 1844 by Dr. Daniel Wilson, the Metropolitan Bishop of Calcutta, though the building itself wasn't complete enough for regular worship until 24 July 1853, nearly a decade later than originally planned.
Who runs Christ Church today?
It came under the Church of North India in 1970, under the diocese of Amritsar, having previously been an Anglican church. It remains an active place of worship for local families as well as a regular stop for visiting tourists passing through.
What makes the church tower notable?
It was raised in the 1880s and fitted with a public clock imported all the way from W.H. Bailey & Co of Manchester, England — a genuine piece of Victorian engineering shipped across the world to a small hill-station church.