Richmond Hill, Galle

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Richmond Hill is a hill in Galle, the capital of southern Sri Lanka. The hill is located in the village of Kumbalwella. Situated on the hill is Richmond College, a primary and secondary school for boys, which is the first Methodist school in Asia.

Galle City in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Galle is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, 119 km from Colombo. Galle is the administrative capital of Southern Province, Sri Lanka and is the district capital of Galle District.

Sri Lanka Island country in South Asia

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Richmond Hill Girls' School, Galle, Ceylon (1868) Richmond Hill Girls' School, Galle, Ceylon (127, November 1868, II (New Series)) - Copy.jpg
Richmond Hill Girls' School, Galle, Ceylon (1868)

The original 6.9 ha (17 acres) land parcel was purchased in 1839 by Dr. Robert Seymour Croxton Sillery, M.D., who established a farm and a coconut estate on the property. [2] At the time the land was known as Mount Seymour or Sillery's Hill. In 1857 Rev. Joseph Rippon, the head of the Methodist missionaries in Galle persuaded the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Trust Association in England to purchase the land, for Rs. 937/50, with a view to establishing an industrial school, a school for boys and girls and a theological institution on the site. [2] Rippon had his theological training at Richmond College in Surrey and either out of love for his former college or because of the scenic splendour of the local counterpart, renamed the location Richmond Hill. Rippon's successor, Rev. George Baugh, renamed the Richmond Hill Girls' Boarding school as Whitefield Road Girls' School, in 1871 [3] (which was renamed the Girls' high School in 1876) and upgraded the Galle School to a collegiate school in 1876, and named it the Galle High School, in 1876 (which was renamed Richmond College in 1882 on a suggestion made by Rev Samuel Hill who was the Principal). [2] Since the original purchase a number of other surrounding lots have been acquired and in 1906 the total estate was approximately 11 ha (27 acres) in size.

Methodist Church in Sri Lanka

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Richmond Hill, London place in London, England

Richmond Hill in Richmond, London is a hill that rises gently on its northern side from the ancient Thames meadowlands around the site of Richmond Palace up to and slightly beyond the Richmond Gate entrance to Richmond Park, the former royal deer park 'emparked' or enclosed by Charles I. The descent southwestwards from this point back down to the upstream meadows is noticeably steeper, although the down gradient is less marked on its southerly and easterly progress through the park itself. Richmond Hill is also the name of the road that runs from Richmond town centre to the top of the hill, and is one-way up the hill along its northern part.

Richmond Hill Railway Station

Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, at Galle, Ceylon (1868) Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, at Galle, Ceylon (104, September 1868, II (New Series)) - Copy.jpg
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, at Galle, Ceylon (1868)

The Richmond Hill railway station is the first railway station in Sri Lanka built and named after a school. The Richmond Hill Station is located on the Coastal line between the Piyadigama railway station and Galle Railway Station. It was constructed during the early 1900s for the benefit of children who attend the many schools around the area. The station is located at the base of the hill approximately 200 m (660 ft) from the Richmond Hill Road.

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References

  1. ↑ "Richmond Hill Girls' School, Galle, Ceylon". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. II (New Series): 121–123. November 1868. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Dias-Jayasinha, Ananda (13 January 2012). "Richmond College - the oldest school established by the Methodist Mission in Sri Lanka". The Island . Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ↑ The forgotten History of Richmond College – State literary Award Winning Book 2015
  4. ↑ "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, at Galle, Ceylon". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. II (New Series): 103–105. September 1868. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

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