Loolecondera
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The Loolecondera estate is the first tea plantation estate in Sri Lanka(Ceylon) started on 1867 by the Scottish nationalist James Taylor (Ceylon), it is situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
[edit] James Taylor and Loolecondera
James Taylor started the plantation of tea within 19 acres of land in Loolecondera and it grows rapidly. In 1872 he started a tea factory with his latest invention of the tea leaves cutting machine.
He spend his most of the life time in Loolecondera untill his death in 1892.
To commemorate him the authorities of Sri Lanka built a museam at Loolecondera in 1992.