207 x 150 mm. General view of the station exterior from the south west: ‘Of the terminus buildings at Colombo Messrs. Slinn have taken a series of large size views of first-rate character, especially of the handsome exterior and the light and airy interior of the Passenger Station, the material and architecture of which are so well suited to the country and climate. Without being imposing, the twin booking offices which constitute the front are really striking and the great traceried verandahs which extend backwards from them, affording perfect shelter to the passenger platforms and the lines by which trains enter and depart, show how much beauty can be combined with utility in structures composed of iron and wood. Even the great square two-storied building on the top of the adjacent cabook mound is redeemed in the picture by being brought into focus with the Station buildings.’ (p5). The square building referred to was designed as offices for the railway company and was afterwards taken over by the Finance and Traffic Manager. (Perera, ‘The Ceylon railway’, p. 59, dated 1865).