Prince Street Colombo fort
Prince Street Colombo fort, Sri Lanka Late 1800s #IMG789
Polonnaruwa Rest House Sri Lanka 1920s
Polonnaruwa Rest House 1920-1925 Photograph by Plate #IMG787
Built in the 1870’s as a circuit Bungalow for British Government Agents (GA), with the first British GA occupant being with Mr. W. Harington, the Polonnaruwa Rest House was carefully refurbished in the style of the early 1950’s, whilst retaining its colonial charm, after been taken over by the then Ceylon Tourist Bureau in 1954 and thereafter by Ceylon Hotels Corporation in 1968.
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