Abstract:
As a result of the Industrial revolution during the British colonial rule, many civil engineering and
mechanical technical heritages were built in the period between 1815 – 1948 related to Transportation,
Communication, Plantation industry and public facilities in Kandy and its suburbs. The purpose of this
research is to study the Industrial heritage created by the British in Kandy and its suburbs related to
those fields. In this study, primarily library studies were conducted to collect data, followed by field
exploration, observation and interviews. By the 19th century, with the construction of highways and
railways in Kandy and its suburbs, it helped to transport the harvests of plantations around Kandy to
the port of Colombo, and the fertilizers, equipment and workers needed for plantation cultivation
were easily transported to the upcountry areas. The British built many civil engineering and
mechanical technical constructions in connection with the highways and railways that were built.
Also, Construction took place near post offices to carry out communication activities related to
estates. The British set up factories and installed mechanical equipment to process the produce from
coffee and tea plantation. What the places that can be identified as Industrial Heritage due to the
industries and their infrastructure created by the British? Finding out is the research problem of this
research and this heritage is being rapidly destroyed due to modern development activities and
focusing on securing this heritage is subject to discussion through this research.
