The Lawrence School

The Lawrence School

'The Lawrence Asylum' was constructed as a memorial to Major General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, CB, BT, LT.COL., ADC to Queen Victoria, KCB, who at the beginning of 1856 provided an amount of Rs.5,000 down and Rs.1,000 a year if the action was taken to find asylum at any Madras hill station similar to those already established in Sanawar and Mount Abu. In February 1856, a meeting was held in Ootacamund to make every effort to carry out the project. Difficulty emerged from the outset with regard to the moral values to be inculcated in the Organization. However, the prospectus for 'The Ootacamund Asylum for Orphans and Other Children of European Soldiers in India' was published on a purely Protestant basis. A committee was set up with the Bishop of Madras, Rt. The President of Rev. Thomas Dealtry.