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Clan House is a two-storey white stone building, located at 24 Church Street, Galle. Clan House was constructed by John Black and Company, a British mercantile firm, who established themselves in Galle Fort in 1847. The company acted as the coal and shipping agency for the Clan Line shipping company. John Black (1819-1869), a Scotsman, was appointed as the first American Commercial Agent (Consul) in Ceylon in September 1850 and later became a member of the Galle Municipal Council. Following Black's death in February 1869 the company continued to operate under the management of his widow, Isabel, until her death in 1905.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List of Inscriptions on Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon, of Historical or Local Interest, With an Obituary of Persons Uncommemorated )〕 The company of Clark Spence and Company was established on 1 September 1868 after the signing of a formal partnership agreement between Thomas Clark and Patrick Gordon Spence—Scottish merchants and shipping agents in Galle. In 1873 Clark Spence & Co. became the sole agent of Lloyd’s of London in Ceylon and in 1876 the company was renamed Aitken Spence PLC.〔 In 1929 the building was purchased by Clark Spence and Company, with Clan House becoming the Head Shipping Office of Clark Spence and Company. The building also housed the shipping agencies for the following companies: * Asiatic Steam Navigation Company Ltd * East Asiatic Company Ltd (Copenhagen) * Royal Dutch Mail Lines * Ellerman and Bucknall Lines Ltd As well as the offices of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation and the Inland Revenue Department.〔 In 1999 the Galle office of Aitken Spence Shipping was permanently closed and the operations consolidated at the company's Colombo headquarters. The building is currently owned by Clark Spence and Company, a subsidiary of Aitken Spence and Co.〔 In June 2014, Aitken Spence revealed plans to convert the building and land to a 20 room boutique hotel, at a estimated cost of Rs 600M. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clan House, Galle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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