Photograph showing the Lady Havelock Hospital around 1910 Established in 1895 as the Lady Havelock Hospital for Women and Children, it was christened the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in 1910. These distinguished ladies were the respective wives of British Governors in Ceylon – Sir Arthur Havelock and Sir Joseph West Ridgeway. The Lady Ridgeway […]
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.