"Not often is it that men have the heart, when their one great industry is withered, to rear up in a few years another as rich to take its place; and the tea fields of Ceylon are as true a monument to courage as is the lion of Waterloo." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A timeline of Sri Lanka’s plantation history commencing with the British Colonial period in 1796, against the timelines of the general history of Sri Lanka, and global events during the same period
We encourage planters, ex-planters, their families and descendants, historians and enthusiasts to submit any relevant material for inclusion on this site. Images, documents, letters, publications and so on – we welcome anything that serves as an indelible record of roles performed by individuals and organisations. And anything that will embellish and enrich the tale of the History of Ceylon Tea for generations to come.
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