Boake Gates

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.