A long journey in the cold.......

St Benedicts Monastery Adisham Bungalow

       This beautiful place located in the Haputale area in the Badulla District of Sri Lanka. At present it houses the Adisham Monastery congregation of St. Sylvester. The bungalow was built in 1931 by a British man named Sir Thomas Villiers. Sir Thomas lived in the village of Adisham in the Kent region of Scotland. That is why he named this bungalow 'Adisham' in memory of his village. 

          The walls here are made of stone. The stone was brought from Scotland by ships. The roof of this bungalow belongs to the Tudor- Jacquardine architecture. The roof is made of Burmese teak. Architectures R. Booth and F.Webster from England, were the chief engineers of the bungalow. There are two floors here. It consist of 25 rooms.

         Adjacent to the bungalow is a 10 acre garden with various crops. Crops such as apples, strawberries, pears and peaches are widely grown😋😋.

          It was owned by Mrs. Rukmini Belagammana after Sir Thomas. Then Mrs. Wimala Wijewardhana bough it. It is now owned by the Roman Catholic church. We can see the drawings by Mrs. Villiers once we enter this building. 

                    The Adisham Estate is also very beautiful. Beautiful tea estate, Phineas estates make it even more beautiful. The environment is full of very sweet cold winds. There is also a beautiful flower garden here. It gives a very breathtaking view. I can happily introduce this bungalow as one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited. 

                It is open for viewing only on all Poya days and weekends. They charge around Rs. 50 for a tickets. 😉😉😉😉

                                     

                   That day is very beautiful day. I and my Bf were very happy that day. I'm so thankful he took me to see it. 

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 (2021/12/18)

Sonu