Description: Church Street Pier, within George Town's UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a historic dock at the city's eastern coast along Weld Quay. It is located east of the junction between Weld Quay and Church Street Ghaut. Built in 1897 to support the then booming Port of Penang, it was mainly used by small boats and a ferry service to Butterworth on mainland Malay Peninsula. However, by the end of the 20th. century, the decline of the Port of Penang led to the closure of the pier. It was then refurbished by the Malaysian federal government in the 2000s as part of the failed Tanjong City Marina project, which has been abandoned since 2011 due to its deteriorating infrastructure. Crag Hotel The original site was first occupied by a Mr Bright in 1845 and was most likely a private residence.[1] By the early 1850s, it was used as a sanatorium. In 1896, Captain John W Kerr, an employee of the East India Company took over the lease and made numerous improvements to the site and was a popular retreat for Europeans who lived in Georgetown and Penang Island as a way to escape the intense heat and humidity of the lower coastal areas.[2] In 1905, the lease was then taken over by four Armenian immigrants, the Sarkies brothers and following minor renovations was turned into a hotel that boasted nine bungalows. [3] The hotel prospered until the outbreak of World War I, when it was sold to the colonial government. Although it was still managed by the Sarkies brothers, by 1925 it was handed over to the Federated Malay States Railway. Most of the hotel was completely rebuilt in 1930 and it continued operating until the Second World War, when it was requisitioned by the Japanese Army of occupation. The Crag hotel re-opened in 1947, but was not as popular as it had been and finally closed its doors in 1954. The abandoned buildings became a location for the 1992 Indochine, featuring Catherine Deneuve—a French period drama film set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s to 1950s. Later it was again used for the BBC Channel 4 television series Indian Summers screened 2015–16, a British colonial historical drama series set in India during the 1930s-1940s, featuring Nikesh Patel as Aafrin Dalal and Julie Walters as Cynthia Coffin.
Price: 40 USD
Location: East Montpelier, Vermont
End Time: 2025-01-20T20:20:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Number of Items in Set: 2
Year Manufactured: 1910
City: Penang
Country/Region of Manufacture: Singapore
Postage Condition: Unposted
Subject: Church
