Reminisces about ‘Lovers’ Quarrel’ annual encounters from inception 1905 – By Sunil Thenabadu On 25th July 1814 Rev Benjamin Clough started first Wesleyan Methodist School in then Ceylon and Asia at Walawwa called Doonburg, Upper Dickson Road, Galle which is exists . It was named ” Galle School”. Due to lack of premises and social class and caste issues, Wesleyan Mission started branch schools in the Galle Circuit. In 1857 Rev Joseph Rippon purchased Silary Hill known as Semage Kanda to continue and expand their educational works. The Hill was renamed as Richmond Hill. This was mainly because they all came from Richmond- in Surrey England. Then all the schools located in Galle started to shift to the Richmond Hill and Mission was supposed to upgrade the school status to a High School, It was named ‘Wesley College’. But the plan got shifted to Colombo and Wesley College was established in ...
Mar 12, 2025
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