Summary:
The water body is a bed for the tower that adorns the east entrance of the college with the Constantia in the backdrop. The lake had dried up almost 36 years ago due to the deteriorating water levels of the Gomti, which is a short distance away. A scenes from the film 'Shakespeare Wallah' starring Shashi Kapoor and Geoffrey Kendal had been shot near the lake. It was only this year's monsoon that could bring back the glory of natural beauty on the campus. Claude Martin was the founder of the college; he died in 1800," said principal Carlyle McFarland..