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at Nuwara Eliya. In 1906 a sum of £20,882 was allocated for the acquisition of the site. Built as an English country house, during the late 19th century by the British Colonial administration of the island for the use of the
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as a vacationing residence in the cold highlands of Nuwara Eliya. Following independence in 1948 the house became the official vacationing residence of the
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The house is said to be haunted by the ghost of an English lady who was found dead in one of the rooms under mysterious circumstances.
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In 1904 the Colonial Secretary authorised the construction of a new residence for the
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House of Commons (1906). "Sessional Papers. Inventory Control - Record 1".
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This article about a building or structure in Sri Lanka is a
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General's House, Colombo

Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka
Coordinates
6°58′16″N 80°45′46″E / 6.971112°N 80.762907°E / 6.971112; 80.762907
Parliament of Sri Lanka
Government of Sri Lanka
country house
Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka
Members of Parliament
The Hill Club
Parliament Secretariat
General Officer Commanding
British
General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Commander of the Ceylon Army
Parliament Secretariat
Queen's Cottage
Prime Minister's Lodge
Parliament of Sri Lanka
"Members' Services Office"
cite journal
help
cite journal
help
"A luxury holiday at N' Eliya at Rs. 100 a day, anybody?"
The Island
ISBN

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