The Boake Gates (officially Boake Memorial Gates) at Royal College Colombo are three entrances to the main building along Rajakeeya Mawatha in Colombo.
Erected in 1938, the gates stand as a symbol for the college's traditions and culture.
His son Rev W. H. Boake bequeathed £250 in his will to the Lord Bishop of Colombo to be used at Royal College in the memory of his father.
[2] The gates were made under the supervision of Kenneth de Kretser, CMG; the Director of Public Works and were designed by Tom Neville Wynne-Jones.
The opening ceremony was held on 13 January 1938 by Miss Carpenter-Garnier the sister of the Bishop of Colombo, who was in fact due to open the gates however had fallen ill.