A noon sunlight piercing through the bare top floor of an old abandoned shophouse in George Town with the signboard “Sunlight Offset & Engraving Co”.
Category: Architecture
George Town Street View: The Queen Victoria Clocktower
The Queen Victoria Memorial Clocktower located nearby the Betel Nut roundabout in George Town (King Edward’s Place) is one of the famous landmarks in the island. The 60-feet high tower was built by Penang millionaire Cheah Chen Eok to commemorate Queen Victoria’s 1897 Jubilee at that time.
George Town Street View: Old Shophouses
An old barber shop amongst a row of pre-war shophouses near Dato Kramat Road.
Love Lane: Chinese Guild of Carpenters
Serving as both the guildhouse for Chinese carpenters and the temple of the ‘North Duke’, this building was found to be built in the year 1865 and is located along Love Lane, George Town. The Guild of Carpenters was founded back then by the local Chinese Cantonese craftsmen who also worshipped ‘Lo Pan’ (or literally ‘North Duke’), the patron saint of the Cantonese tradesmen.
George Town Street View: Beach Street Cycling
A small kid cycling along Beach Street with a tricycle in George Town.
George Town Street View: Malay Street
During the mid of 19th century, Malay Street (Lebuh Melayu) was part of a Malay town area south of Acheen Street in George Town and was commonly known for the slaughtering of cows which were bred here. There is also a nearby art sculpture which depicts the origin of the area.
George Town Street View: Fish Lane
Fish Lane (or Lorong Ikan) is a small street in George Town that got its name due to the locals who were hanging salted fish to dry outside on the street back in the old days. The reasons being the area was close to a nearby marketplace and not many could afford a refrigerator at that time. There is also a wall art sculpture depicting the origin of the area.
George Town Street View: Brick Kiln Road
Brick Kiln Road or also known as Jalan Gurdwara (Gurdwara Road), George Town. This road was named after a brickkiln (a furnace in which bricks are baked or burned) which was built in this area back in the old days.
Toh Aka Street View
Lighthouse of Fort Cornwallis
This historical lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses in Malaysia and is located within the Fort Cornwallis, George Town. It was built in 1882 during the British administration, and was known as the Fort Point Lighthouse back then.