Comments on: Gangwarily tea Estate, Ceylon http://lankapura.com/2009/06/gangwarily-tea-estate-ceylon/ Historic Images of Sri Lanka Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Randy Sterling http://lankapura.com/2009/06/gangwarily-tea-estate-ceylon/comment-page-1/#comment-3458 Randy Sterling Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:01:56 +0000 http://lankapura.com/?p=6528#comment-3458 GODWIN!!!!!!!! GODWIN!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Godwin Sebagnanam http://lankapura.com/2009/06/gangwarily-tea-estate-ceylon/comment-page-1/#comment-3192 Godwin Sebagnanam Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:47:30 +0000 http://lankapura.com/?p=6528#comment-3192 I was born in Gangwarily in 1935. My father worked as a factory officer and the person in charge of the estate was Mr. Edward W. Bedford, who I think, owned the property. I may have been about 5 years old when when we left that estate. The recollection I have, there were no motorable roads then. We had to walk to Dolosbage which was the postal address and Dedugalawas the closest. Mr. Bedford used to visit the estate from Onankande on foot. I heard that later he resided on Gangwarily itself and that his son John was living there. I am very keen to visit that place and I am wondering whether it is motorable now and if so, which is the easiest way from Colombo. I intend visiting Sri Lanka very soon and it will be nice to see the house/place where I was born. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Godwin I was born in Gangwarily in 1935. My father worked
as a factory officer and the person in charge of the
estate was Mr. Edward W. Bedford, who I think, owned the property. I may have been about 5 years old when when we left that estate. The recollection I have, there were no motorable roads
then. We had to walk to Dolosbage which was the postal address and Dedugalawas the closest.
Mr. Bedford used to visit the estate from Onankande on foot. I heard that
later he resided on Gangwarily itself and that his
son John was living there. I am very keen to visit
that place and I am wondering whether it is motorable now and if so, which is the easiest way from Colombo. I intend visiting Sri Lanka very soon
and it will be nice to see the house/place where I was born.

Any information will be greatly appreciated.

Godwin

]]> By: Chandrasiri Wickramatunge http://lankapura.com/2009/06/gangwarily-tea-estate-ceylon/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 Chandrasiri Wickramatunge Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:05:22 +0000 http://lankapura.com/?p=6528#comment-1783 I remember this estate in the 1960s.It could be approached from Bulathkohupitiya via difficult paths, but I believe access was from Dolosbage. The road from Bulathkohupitiya ended at Undugoda, but I understand that the road has now been extended. My father was a planter on Ugieside Estate,Undugoda under Gordon Frazer & Coy.at that time. I remember this estate in the 1960s.It could be approached from Bulathkohupitiya via difficult paths, but I believe access was from Dolosbage. The road from Bulathkohupitiya ended at Undugoda, but I understand that the road has now been extended. My father was a planter on Ugieside Estate,Undugoda under Gordon Frazer & Coy.at that time.

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