“Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

On 5 May 1845, a committee comprising Reverend Hermann Randall von Dadelszen, Colonel James Campbell, Colonel William Henry Slade (Royal Engineers), Captain Nelson (Royal Engineers), Lieutenant Albert Watson (Ceylon Rifle Regiment), Mr E. R. Power (Ceylon Civil Service), Mr H. C. Selby, Mr C. Temple and Mr E. F. Gepp met to discuss the construction of a church in Nuwara Eliya, at an estimated cost of £900.^[1] Captain Nelson designed the building with the construction work done chiefly by the officers and men of the local garrison of the 15th Regiment, under the supervision of Major James Brunker.^[1]

It took seven years after building commenced for the church to be completed. Upon its completion it was consecrated by Bishop James Chapman on 24 February, 1852 (St. Matthias’ Day).^[1]^[2]The first vicar of the Holy Trinity Church, from 1843 to 1846, was Rev. von Dadelszen.

In the late 1890s the congregation proposed enlarging the Church, there was however some opposition, who proposed the construction of a new Church near the old cemetery.^[1] The majority of the congregation however preferred the existing site. In 1889 the church was enlarged. The original portion of the building is at the church's western end. The additions can be noted by the difference in size of the corbels supporting the main rafters.^[1]

On 18 April 1954 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh attended services at the Holy Trinity church, with the Queen gifting a blue carpet and a stained glass window in remembrance of their visit.^[1]^[3]

In 2001 the 100 year old Pipe Organ, which had been out of order for over 30 years, was restored at a cost of approximately half a million rupees.^[1]

There are a number of memorial plaques on the church walls including Dr. G. Gardner, Superintendent of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya;^[3] Captain William Fisher, father of Lord John Fisher, who was thrown off his horse and killed;^[4] Reginald Beauchamp Downall, tea planter, Legislative Council member; and Lady Carolina Ridgeway, wife of Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, Governor of Ceylon.^[1]

The churchyard also several tombstones, including ones for Lady Olive Mary Caldecott, wife of Sir Andrew Caldecott, the last Governor of Ceylon, and the family members of Sir Samuel Baker.

References

1. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷{{cite news|url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2002/03/03/fea14.html|title=Holy Trinity Church Nuwara Eliya celebrates 150 years|first=P.|last=Rajaratnam|newspaper=Sunday Observer|date=3 March 2002|accessdate=21 November 2015}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200202/20020224trinity_church.htm|title=Holy Trinity Church celebrates 150 years|publisher=Data and Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat|work=Current Affairs Sri Lanka|date=24 February 2002|accessdate=21 November 2015}}
3. ^¹{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/981220/plus12.html|title=Those Old Churches|author1= Sadanandan, Renuka|author2= Dissanaike, Tharuka|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=20 December 2015|accessdate=21 November 2015}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/151018/plus/from-orphan-of-the-empire-to-admiral-of-the-fleet-167980.html|title=From orphan of the Empire to Admiral of the Fleet|first=Richard|last=Boyle|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=18 October 2015|accessdate=21 November 2015}}

6 : Anglican church buildings in Sri Lanka|Buildings and structures in Nuwara Eliya|Churches completed in 1852|19th-century Anglican church buildings|1852 establishments in the British Empire|Archaeological protected monuments in Nuwara Eliya District

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