Inspiration, planning and designing The inspiration from circa 1100 AD Rev Gaster and Rev Fraser were nothing if not pioneers. At a time when most Europeans were content to build churches in their own Gothic style, Gaster and Fraser were more inspired by the local Sinhalese architecture. Prototypes for this Chapel can be found in
The captured German Machine Gun was gifted to Trinity College Kandy on 16th of October 1919. Today marks the 100th year since the gun was unveiled by Sir William Henry Manning. The following video narrates a brief history about how the captured gun was brought to College: The captured German machine gun is considered to be one of
One of the oldest buildings in College and built with brilliant architectural flair, Alison House still stands at the heart of the school, just above the quadrangle (famous among generations of Trinitians!) It is worth exploring the interesting historical background of this building which is said to have been the largest and the only three-storeyed building in the
The Junior School Choir won the Richard Deering special award for the All Island Best Popular Choir at the Sri Lanka Festival of Music, Dance & Speech organized by International Institute of Music, Speech & Dance (IIMSD), held on the 15th of September 2019 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). The choir came
Taking the words from the College song, Trinity College has truly been a “land of youth and dream” for many of us. The typical Trinity education develops us to be men of good calibre, giving us the opportunity to contribute to society using our talents through teamwork, collaboration and leadership. This article is about a
A good story has an excellent appeal, and a social message communicated trough a good story has a universal, impact, especially on children. This was the idea behind inviting the “Power of Play” (PoP) performers led by Ms Sulochana Dissanayake to Trinity College to deliver a performance using puppets of various styles to share a
We came across a very wonderful feature garden built by one of our maintenance staff, Mr Prabath Kumara. Serving Trinity for seventeen years, Prabath is fondly known among the Upper School boys and staff as “Sudda“. The garden is located near the place where Gaster and the Fraser blocks join. Recently a new staircase was built making
O’er the world’s widest harvest field Seed now sown in many a clime, Harvest manifold shall yield In His own good time. Curtained clouds without a rift Hide the mount at morning’s prime, These the sunlight’s smile shall lift In His own good time. Through the mist of doubts and fears Let us bravely upward