St. Bartholomew's Cathedral was built in 1831, when Barrackpore was one of the key British military stations north of Calcutta. Its colonial church architecture is the main draw: simple, formal, and set apart from the busier memorials and riverfront sites that usually define a Barrackpore visit.
It is a short stop rather than a headline sight, but it fits well with the town's layered British-period history.