Adisham Hall

Adisham Hall, or Adisham Bungalow is a country house near Haputale, in the Badulla District, Sri Lanka. At present, it houses the Adisham monastery of Saint Benedict. It has a relic (a chip of a bone) of St. Sylvester at the chapel.[1]

Adisham Hall
Former namesAdisham Hall
Alternative namesSt Benedict's Monastery
General information
Architectural styleTudor and Jacabian
LocationHaputale, Sri Lanka
AddressSt. Benedict's Monastery, Adisham, Haputhale, Sri Lanka
Town or cityHaputale
CountrySri Lanka
Elevation5,000 feet above sea level
Current tenantsSt. Benedict's Monastery
Construction started1927
Completed1931
ClientSir Thomas Villiers
OwnerCatholic Church in Sri Lanka
Design and construction
ArchitectR. Booth and F. Webster
Website
adisham.org

The house was built in 1931 by an English aristocrat and planter Sir Thomas Villiers, former Chairman of George Steuart Co, a trading and estate agency based in Colombo. Sir Thomas was a grandson of Lord John Russell and descendant of the Dukes of Bedford. Named after Adisham, it was designed by R. Booth and F. Webster in Tudor and Jacobean style, on 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land. Adisham Hall played host to many prominent personalities of the colony until the retirement of Sir Thomas, after which it was sold to Sedawatte Mills owned by Vimala Wijewardene in 1949.[2] In 1961 it was purchased by the Roman Catholic Church and was subsequently converted to a monastery. The house is well preserved along with its period fittings and furniture, and is open to visitors.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Triple Jubilee year of St. Anthony's shrine, Wahacotte". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. de Livera, Lankika. "Adisham: Shrouded in mist and history". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. "Priceless antiquity: Adisham Bungalow". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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