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==History== |
==History== |
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The first governor, [[Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford]] was the son of [[British Prime Minister]] |
The first governor, [[Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford]], was the son of [[British Prime Minister]] [[Frederick North, Lord North|Frederick North (2nd Earl of Guilford)]].<ref name=Nimal>{{cite news|last1=Chandrasena|first1=Nimal|title=An ancient village, a ruin by the sea and stories of pearls from Taprobane|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120304/Plus/plus_05.html|accessdate=25 February 2015|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=4 March 2012}}</ref> The house was planned by the governor himself, the building was later known as 'The Doric' due to the architectural design of the columns which was similar to the Ancient Greek [[Doric order]] style. It was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century (between 1801 and 1804)<ref name=Dhanesh>{{cite journal|last1=Wisumperuma|first1=Dhanesh|title=The Doric at Arippu: Its Date and Identification|journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka|date=2005|volume=51|pages=79–96|url=https://www.academia.edu/673639|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> to revive and supervise the [[pearl hunting|pearl fisheries]].<ref name=Journal>{{cite journal|title=Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society|volume=4-7|author=Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|date=1955|publisher=Colombo Apothecaries Company|location=Colombo|page=133|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t59hAAAAMAAJ&q=Doric+Bungalow|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref> Other than being used as the residence for the governor, it was later used by "other governors, government agents, and other officials, including superintendents of pearl fishery."<ref name=Nimal/> |
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The two story<ref name=Dhanesh/> building was constructed using bricks and mortar<ref name=Gane/> though the exterior walls were decorated with [[chunam]] which was made from the lime of burnt oyster shells and was described as appearing like 'marble'.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Littell|first1=E.|title=Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art: Journal of an excursion in Ceylon|journal=United States Journal|date=1836|volume=28|page=255|url=https://books.google. |
The two story<ref name=Dhanesh/> building was constructed using bricks and mortar<ref name=Gane/> though the exterior walls were decorated with [[chunam]] which was made from the lime of burnt oyster shells and was described as appearing like 'marble'.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Littell|first1=E.|title=Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art: Journal of an excursion in Ceylon|journal=United States Journal|date=1836|volume=28|page=255|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I-AXAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA235|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> |
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A descriptive account of the bungalow can be found in the journal of Rev. James Cordiner (1775–1836),<ref>{{cite book|title=A Description of Ceylon, Volume 1|first=James|last=Cordiner|publisher=Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme|date=1807|page=37}}</ref> a chaplain attached to the British military garrison in Colombo, [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]], between 1797 and 1804. |
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| ⚫ | Having been built on a low cliff near the beach,<ref name=Nimal/> exposed to extreme weather and lack of maintenance,<ref name=Dhanesh/> it is now mostly ruins.<ref name=Studio>{{cite book|title=Handbook for the Ceylon Traveller|date=1974|publisher=Studio Times|page=141}}</ref> Restoration has been proposed several times but no work has been carried out despite it being declared a protected archaeological monument.<ref name=Gane>{{cite news|last1=Ganegoda|first1=Ariyaratne|title=The Doric Bungalow in Arippu East|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/18-26986-news-detail-the-doric-bungalow-in-arippu-east.html|accessdate=25 February 2015|publisher=Ceylon Today|date=15 March 2013}}</ref> |
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{{quote|"The Governor's house at Aripo, on the western coast of Ceylon is situated two miles north of the scene of the pearl fishery. It is undoubtedly the most beautiful building in the island, and almost the only one which is planned according to any order of architecture. But the house, although of splendid appearance, is of small dimensions; the internal accommodations not entirely corresponding with the grandeur and elegance of the outward structure" |
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| ⚫ | A number of [[folklore]] tales surround the site and it has been 'locally ascribed to a legendary Queen of the ''[[Sangam period]]'' which refers to [[Alli Raani]] who was said to have a palace at the site.<ref name=Dhanesh/> There are also unsubstantiated claims that the Portuguese built the Doric and it was used to protect [[Dona Catherina of Kandy]] circa 1580.<ref name=Dhanesh/> |
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"There are four small bedrooms on the ground floor, one at each corner; a spacious flight of stairs occupies the center; and two well proportioned rooms above extend from east to west of the building, ornamented on each side by graceful colonnades." |
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"One of these is used as a dining room, and calculated to contain a party of twenty persons. The other is his excellency's bedchamber. At one end of it a winding staircase is cut off, leading up to the terraced roof, from which there is a most extensive prospect of the level country in three directions."|James Cordiner (1807)}} |
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| ⚫ | Having been built on a low cliff near the beach,<ref name=Nimal/> exposed to extreme weather and lack of maintenance,<ref name=Dhanesh/> it is now mostly ruins.<ref name=Studio>{{cite book|title=Handbook for the Ceylon Traveller|date=1974|publisher=Studio Times|page=141}}</ref> Restoration has been proposed several times but no work has been carried out despite it being declared a protected archaeological monument.<ref name=Gane>{{cite news|last1=Ganegoda|first1=Ariyaratne|title=The Doric Bungalow in Arippu East|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/18-26986-news-detail-the-doric-bungalow-in-arippu-east.html|accessdate=25 February 2015|publisher=Ceylon Today|date=15 March 2013|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104118/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/18-26986-news-detail-the-doric-bungalow-in-arippu-east.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A number of [[folklore]] tales surround the site and it has been 'locally ascribed to a legendary Queen of the ''[[Sangam period]]'' which refers to [[Alli Raani]] who was said to have a palace at the site.<ref name=Dhanesh/> There is no archeological evidence of the existence of the queen.<ref name=Dhanesh/> There are also unsubstantiated claims that the Portuguese built the Doric and it was used to protect [[Dona Catherina of Kandy]] circa 1580.<ref name=Dhanesh/> |
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Located a few hundred metres from the Doric, is the "Doric Beacon", a [[navigation aid]] in the form of an [[Obelisk]].<ref name=Dhanesh/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 10 February 2024
| Doric Bungalow | |
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| Alternative names | The Doric |
| General information | |
| Status | Ruins |
| Construction started | 18 March 1802 |
| Completed | 11 February 1804 |
| Client | Governor Frederick North |
| Height | Two stories |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Bricks, mortar, chunam |
The Doric Bungalow (also known as The Doric) at Arippu East, Mannar, Sri Lanka, was the residence of the first British Governor of Ceylon.[1][2]
History
[edit]The first governor, Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, was the son of British Prime Minister Frederick North (2nd Earl of Guilford).[2] The house was planned by the governor himself, the building was later known as 'The Doric' due to the architectural design of the columns which was similar to the Ancient Greek Doric order style. It was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century (between 1801 and 1804)[3] to revive and supervise the pearl fisheries.[4] Other than being used as the residence for the governor, it was later used by "other governors, government agents, and other officials, including superintendents of pearl fishery."[2]
The two story[3] building was constructed using bricks and mortar[1] though the exterior walls were decorated with chunam which was made from the lime of burnt oyster shells and was described as appearing like 'marble'.[5]
A descriptive account of the bungalow can be found in the journal of Rev. James Cordiner (1775–1836),[6] a chaplain attached to the British military garrison in Colombo, Ceylon, between 1797 and 1804.
"The Governor's house at Aripo, on the western coast of Ceylon is situated two miles north of the scene of the pearl fishery. It is undoubtedly the most beautiful building in the island, and almost the only one which is planned according to any order of architecture. But the house, although of splendid appearance, is of small dimensions; the internal accommodations not entirely corresponding with the grandeur and elegance of the outward structure"
"There are four small bedrooms on the ground floor, one at each corner; a spacious flight of stairs occupies the center; and two well proportioned rooms above extend from east to west of the building, ornamented on each side by graceful colonnades."
"One of these is used as a dining room, and calculated to contain a party of twenty persons. The other is his excellency's bedchamber. At one end of it a winding staircase is cut off, leading up to the terraced roof, from which there is a most extensive prospect of the level country in three directions."
— James Cordiner (1807)
Having been built on a low cliff near the beach,[2] exposed to extreme weather and lack of maintenance,[3] it is now mostly ruins.[7] Restoration has been proposed several times but no work has been carried out despite it being declared a protected archaeological monument.[1]
A number of folklore tales surround the site and it has been 'locally ascribed to a legendary Queen of the Sangam period which refers to Alli Raani who was said to have a palace at the site.[3] There is no archeological evidence of the existence of the queen.[3] There are also unsubstantiated claims that the Portuguese built the Doric and it was used to protect Dona Catherina of Kandy circa 1580.[3]
Located a few hundred metres from the Doric, is the "Doric Beacon", a navigation aid in the form of an Obelisk.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ganegoda, Ariyaratne (15 March 2013). "The Doric Bungalow in Arippu East". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d Chandrasena, Nimal (4 March 2012). "An ancient village, a ruin by the sea and stories of pearls from Taprobane". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Wisumperuma, Dhanesh (2005). "The Doric at Arippu: Its Date and Identification". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka. 51: 79–96. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1955). "Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society". 4–7. Colombo: Colombo Apothecaries Company: 133. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Littell, E. (1836). "Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art: Journal of an excursion in Ceylon". United States Journal. 28: 255. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Cordiner, James (1807). A Description of Ceylon, Volume 1. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. p. 37.
- ^ Handbook for the Ceylon Traveller. Studio Times. 1974. p. 141.