Randles Hill is a hill located in the suburb of Mulgampola in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
History
Randles Hill received its name when Sir John Scurrah Randles (1875 - 1945) generously donated the money (Rs. 50,000) through the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society to purchase a significant land parcel,[1] for the relocation and construction of Kingswood College. Randles was a prominent Methodist, English parliamentarian and philanthropist.[2] Randles's significant gift came as a result of a visit to the district by Rev. William Goudie (1857 - 1922) and Robert Simpson, a prominent member of the laymen's missionary movement, who on return to England convinced Randles of the benefit of such a contribution.[3] Randles subsequently donated a further Rs. 180,626 to the construction of the college buildings.[3] The area was named as Randles Hill by the founder of Kingswood College, Louis Edmund Blaze.[4]
Randles Hill Railway Station
Randles Hill Railway Station is the second school based railway station in Sri Lanka.[citation needed] The first such railway station is at Richmond Hill, which services Rippon College and Richmond College in Galle.
The Randles Hill station is actually a railway halt located on the Matale Line, close to the level crossing at Mulgampola, between Peradeniya Junction and Kandy railway station.
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