Linking McNair Street with Gurdwara Road, Herriot Street (or Lebuh Herriot) is one of the streets of the Prangin Canal area. It was found to be named after Stuart Herriot, reportedly a 19th century British merchant who made a petition to the British government on behalf of Chinese Kapitan Chung Keng Kwee to intervene in the Larut War which later resulted to the founding of Taiping and Kamunting.
Old heritage style townhouses along Noordin Street, George Town.
A craftsman mending the old facade of heritage pre-war style townhouses in George Town.
This old facade of pre-war townhouses is one of the unique and attractive features of the streets of George Town.
Street view of the small town at the foothill of Kek Lok Si Temple in Ayer Itam, Penang. The name of this road is Paya Terubong Road (Jalan Paya Terubong).
Ayer Itam market.
Jalan Phuah Hin Leong or Phuah Hin Leong Road is a street that is linked from Burmah Road to Irrawaddy Road in George Town. The road was named after a Chinese immigrant who came to Penang during the old times and later became a self made wealthy man. This particular person was Phuah Hin Leong, who was born under the surname Lim, however, it was said that his family was so poor that they had to give him up for adoption to another family surnamed Phuah. At the time of his death in 1901, Phuah Hin Leong had become the richest person in Penang.
