The house,in pictures.

• The BungalowGalaha Estate · circa 1890
• The Tea FieldsA working estate · the slopes below the house
• The Evening SalonLamps lit · the heart of the house
• Through the ArchesFrom one room to the next
• The Planter's LoungeThe original hearth · lit at six-thirty
• The Founder's SuitePrivate verandah · step-free
• The Highlands SuiteFamily wing · step-free
• The Pekoe RoomNamed for the leaf
• The Verandah ChamberStraight onto the garden
• The Camellia RoomA quiet, botanical retreat
• The Galaha RoomEstate views
• The Carriage House CottageTwo bedrooms · its own living room
• The Morning RoomTall windows · the first tea of the day
• The Hall MirrorBrass lamps and blue-and-white china
• Carved ChairsEbony, cane and a red rug
• LamplightEvening in the salon
• After DarkThe house, lamps on
• Morning MistThe ridges across the valley
• The Pekoe TrailForest sections · Stage 2
• The GardenLawns, jasmine and the tree line
• Planter's Tea ServiceServed in the Planter's Lounge
• A Reading CornerMorning light in a chamber
• The Hearth, LitSix-thirty in the Planter's Lounge
• Ceylon ArrackA glass by the fire
• Afternoon TeaThe tiered stand, from the estate kitchen
• A Cup in the LoungeFour o'clock, lamps already lit
• The Tiered StandSandwiches, cakes and something sweet
• The Long TableCandles, lilies and the tea service
• The Tea TrolleyFine china, wheeled in
• The Cigar LoungeThe red wall and the old trophies
• The ChandelierCrystal and lamplight
• The Peacock LampBronze under a linen shade
• Blue and WhitePorcelain on the sideboard
• Brass and CuriosThe sideboard's collection
• Carved AntelopesBeside the old oil lamp
• The Drinks CabinetCarved doors, cut-glass decanters
• Evening in a ChamberNets drawn back on the four-poster
• Shield and SpearsKept from the old estate
• The Stag and the MirrorA trophy above the gilt mirror
• Reading in the LoungeBelow the porcelain
• The Planter's Lounge, End to EndThe hearth, the mirrors and the arches in one turn
• Tea, Laid OutIn the Planter's Lounge, the fire behind
• Between the Cane ChairsThe hearth and the Cigar Lounge mantel
• The Bay WindowThe Morning Room's far end
• The Wall of MirrorsThree gilt frames, a shield and spears
• The Salon by DayThe gilt mirror, the porcelain and the stag
• Lemons and LamplightA corner of the Planter's Lounge
• The Morning BenchBy the garden window
• The DaybedUnder the Morning Room windows
• A Lamp-Lit CornerTea on the carved table
• The Trolley by DayWhite china in the salon

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