Queen Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka Late 1800s
Queen Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka in between 1890 & 1910
Cinnamon Gardens Police Station, Colombo
Cinnamon Gardens Police Station, Colombo c.1910 #IMG790
Cinnamon Gardens Police Station in Colombo, photograph taken around 1910 by Skeen.
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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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Bullock carts pass through Union Place Colombo
Bullock carts pass through Union Place Colombo early 1900s #IMG786
Military Hospital Colombo, Sri Lanka early 1900s
Military Hospital seen across Beira Lake Colombo Sri Lanka early 1900s #IMG784
Military Hospital seen across Beira Lake is in the heart of the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and surrounded by many important businesses. Lake occupied approximately 165 hectares of land in early 1900s and it has been reduced to mere 65 hectares today.
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