Trinity College (Kandy)

Trinity College Kandy, Sri Lanka, was founded in 1872, by the Principal Rev. Richard Collins.

History

Although Trinity College was founded in 1872, its antecedents go back to 1817 when the first missionaries from Britain, Mr. and Mrs. Browning, entered the hill country despite the recent anti-British rebellion which had shaken the country. They set up an elementary school of humble proportions, which later grew up to be a large institution. This flourished in its day but was later closed down for unknown reasons.

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1817 - Britain

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Another attempt was made under a zealous missionary Ireland Jones in 1857 (Trinity was named after Jones' alma mater, Trinity College Dublin). In his day it was popularly known as the Kandy Collegiate School, but again for unknown reasons was closed down in 1863. It was founded as an Anglican Missionary school based on the traditions of the best of the public schools in England, the missionaries took into its ambit the best of the indigenous culture.

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1857 - 1863 - England

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