The Queen's Club is one of the oldest
private members' club and the oldest tennis and
squash club in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. The club was established in 1899 by prominent British colonialist in the island. Its membership was limited to British and Europeans until Ceylon gained independence in 1948, thereafter membership was extended to Ceylonese. In 1958 the club came under the umbrella of the
Gymkhana Club.
The club has since moved out of its original
club house at the intersection of
Colombo-Batticaloa highway and Bauddhaloka Mawtha (Thummulla Junction), and is now part of the Colombo Gymkhana Club. The original club house building was occupied by the
Criminal Justice Commission and later by the
Sri Lanka Air Force
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; ; ) is the air force, air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) with the assistance of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The SLAF played a major r ...
.
See also
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List of Sri Lankan gentlemen's clubs
References
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Organisations based in Colombo
1899 establishments in Ceylon
Gentlemen's clubs in Sri Lanka
Organizations established in 1899
Clubs and societies in Sri Lanka