Tudor-Style Nuwara Eliya Post Office

History of Tudor-style Nuwara Eliya Post Office

The Tudor-style two-storey red-brick building with a clock spire, was constructed in 1894 by the British. The Tudor-style Nuwara Eliya Post Office is located in the center of Nuwara Eliya and is one of the oldest post offices in Sri Lanka. The Tudor-style two-storey red-brick building with a clock spire, was constructed in 1894 by the British. Nuwara Eliya, is a British-built town located in the hill country. It is also known for its  cool climate temperature. It used to be the favorite holiday retreat for the British elite. It is “where they go to be cold and damp and imagine that  they’re in England”, according to John Gimlette, a British travel writer. You can visit its colonial-style houses and hotels to feel as if you were in 19th-century England.

In 2012 the former living quarters of the post master, on the upper floor of the post office, was converted into tourist accommodation. On the 26th of December in1990 Sri Lanka Post issued   Rs.10 stamp with a photograph of the Post Office, to commemorate World Postal Day.