Ruins of the British Residency. The British Residency at Lucknow, ruined during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8. The ruins are partially overgrown with climbing plants and an empty flagstaff protrudes from a tower. In the foreground, an Indian boy squats, tending to a small circular bed of roses. Lucknow, North Western Provinces (Uttar Pradesh), India, circa 1885. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Southern Asia, Asia.