Lady Canning's Grave is a small but evocative stop in Barrackpore, associated with Charlotte Canning, wife of the British viceroy Lord Canning. The monument is modest compared with the grander colonial buildings nearby, but it connects the riverside cantonment town to a very specific nineteenth-century story.
It works best as part of a broader Barrackpore walk rather than a standalone excursion. Pair it with Gandhi Ghat and the old riverside compounds, and allow time to notice how the town's imperial, nationalist, and everyday histories sit almost on top of one another.