The first Church in the 'Upper Provinces'.... one of the largest, with upper seating..... a masterpiece of George Hutchinson, inspired by the genius of the renowned Anglo-Palladian architect James Gibb.' (Rt. Rev. Reginald Heber) Second Anglican Bishop of Calcutta (1824) 'The Meerut Church completed in 1821 is the most remarkable building, having a handsome high spire, which can be seen from the outer spurs of the Himalayas.' (Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 9, Second Edition (1886)