General's House, Nuwara Eliya

General's House
General information
Address Grand Hotel Drive
Town or city Nuwara Eliya
Country Sri Lanka
Current tenants Parliament of Sri Lanka
Client Government of Sri Lanka

General's House is a country house in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. It is the vacationing and country residence of Members of Parliament.[1] Located within the limits of the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council along the Grand Hotel Drive, next to The Hill Club, it is maintained by the Members' Services Office of the Parliament Secretariat.

History

Built as an English country house, during the late 19th century by the British Colonial administration of the island for the use of the British General Officer Commanding, Ceylon as a vacationing residence in the cold highlands of Nuwara Eliya. Following independence in 1948 the house became the official vacationing residence of the Commander of the Ceylon Army and later was transferred to Parliament Secretariat for the use of MPs.

Ghosts

The old house is said to be hunted by the ghost of a dead English Lady who was found dead in one of the rooms under mysterious circumstances.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Members' Services Office". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ↑ MP’s blood-curdling encounter in spooky General’s House

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