The Lal Bagh Girls' Intermediate College was founded in Lucknow on April 18, 1870, in rented room in Nazirabad Bazar by Miss Isabella Thoburn, who came as Methodist Missionary in India to uplift and raise the status of Indian women by providing them education in India. The school then called "The Christian Day School" was started with only six girls but by November of that very year the enrolment rose to twenty five.

Today Lalbagh Girls College stands as fulfilment of Miss. Thouurn vision and has the credit of imparting education to millions and millions of Girls in the State.

in 1871, the present site of Lal Bagh was purchased. It was the residence of the old Nawabs of Oudh and the legend is that they buried here, with their treasures, a ruby. The name Lal Bagh (garden of rubies) originated from that legend.

in 1886 the first High School class of only two girls passed the Entrance Examination (which is now called High School Examination) from Calcutta University. In 1888 the first F.A. (Inter) class of two successfully passed the examination of Calcutta University.

In 1893 the kindergarten was started and also a training class which had only five students. In 1894 the first B.A. class was opened and the following year the College was affiliated to Allahabad University.

Within two decades the steady increase in the number of students and activities called for more space. In 1923, to accomodate more girls IX and X classes were shifted from Lalbagh School to a new site known as Chand Bagh and a new structure came into existance in 1922 as memorial of Miss Thoburn to be known as Isablella Thoburn College. However in 1926, the two classes IX and X restored again to Lal Bagh and the school was upgraded to High School. It is to be noted that it was Lal Bagh School where Miss Thoburn stayed and worked as Founder Principal till her death in 1901.

In 1949, Intermediate class was added and the school was renamed as the Lal Bagh Girl's Inter College.

The year 1956 marked the opening of the C.T. Nursery Training class, another new venture, in the Lal Bagh's educational expansion.

The name 'Lal bagh' is most appropriate because we are treasure hunters, not of rubies and gold, but of truth and beauty. In upholding these qualities, we are fulfilling the ture meaning of education which is to lead the human mind and soul to the highest and the best. The whole programme of this college is centered around this aim and objective.

UNITS:

The Lal Bagh Girl's Intermediate College is a unit of the Lal Bagh Christian Education Society which is composed of the following:

• Lal Bagh Girls' Inter College Hindi Medium
• Lal Bagh Girl's Inter College English Medium
• Emma Thompson English Medium School
• Lal Bagh Isabella Thoburn School

Except Inter College the other unit is entirely under private management Lal Bagh Girl's Inter College is a Government aided private, minority status institution