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In 1760 a second-hand organ from Colombo was installed in the church. The church underwent various changes during the British Period. A stained glass window was built into the west façade of the church around 1830 and a communion rail was built in the south wing. At the beginning of the 20th century, a small organ was placed in the south wing.
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The parochial church council (PCC) oversees the administration, finances and fabric of the church. The 22 member council, which meets monthly, comprises two clergy, one lay reader, two churchwardens, one treasurer, one diocesan synod representative (who attends meetings with others from the Diocese of Newcastle and Tynemouth Deanery), three deanery synod representatives (who attend meetings ...
Residence organs in the 1930s grew to encompass an even wider range of instruments with the advent of the electronic organ and (later) the analogue synthesizer as home organs. There has been a "purist" backlash against these; and even today one can find companies that will build "real" (i.e. not electronic) residential organs, customized for ...
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Watercolour painting of the Dutch Reformed Church (Wolvendaal), Colombo, by J. L. K. van Dort (1888). In 1736 the governor of Ceylon, Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff, sought approval from the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC) to demolish the existing church (Kasteel Kerk) within the Colombo Fort and construct a new one on the same site. [1]
Whitley Bay remains a popular holiday resort, with a caravan park operated by Parkdean Resorts for both holidaymakers and holiday home owners. The parish church is St. Paul's Church . It was provided by the Duke of Northumberland when the parish of Tynemouth was divided in 1860 and it was consecrated in 1864.
Images Location Year/century Remarks Al Abrar Mosque: Beruwala: 920: The oldest documented mosque in Sri Lanka Grand Mosque of Colombo: Colombo: 948: Ketchchimalai Mosque: Beruwala: 1024: Auliya Mosque: Batticaloa: Meera Makam Mosque [1] [2] Kandy: 1824: Udayar Thoppuwa Mosque [3] Negombo: 1846: Meeran Jumma Mosque: Galle: 1904: Jami Ul-Alfar ...