Convalescent Bungalow, Penang Hill

Convalescent Bungalow, Penang Hill (24 November 2018)


Convalescent Bungalow (GPS: 5.42186, 100.26497) is one of the disused bungalows on Penang Hill. A convalescent bungalow has been here as early as 1818, based on a painting entitled "View from Convalescent Bungalow" by Captain R.N. Smith. The appearance of the bungalow suggests that it was built in the first half of the 20th century, with renovations being carried out in the sixties. In other words, this present bungalow may be a latter construction, perhaps a replacement to the earlier convalescent bungalow. There was a satellite dish at the bungalow, suggesting that it is perhaps inhabited, but the overgrown grass around it suggested otherwise.

On my latest visit to Convalescent Bungalow on 24 November, 2018, in the company of members of AnakPinang and Penang Hill Corporation general manager Mr Cheok Lay Leng, I saw that the bungalow is disused and dilapidated. Unless the area is repurposed, it would remain an abandoned site which, from down below, gave me the creepy feel of looking at Bates Motel.

How to reach Convalescent Bungalow

Convalescent Bungalow is about 650 meters from the junction of Jalan Tunku Yahya Petra, at Astaka Square.

Updates on Convalescent Bungalow

8 November, 2018
New Straits Times reports Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow saying that the area behind Convalescent Bungalow would be repurposed for a hotel, to cater to the increasing needs of visitors to the hill resort. It is one of two hotels to be built on Penang Hill, the other to be located at Coolie Lines.

Convalescent Bungalow is on the map of Penang Hill

Convalescent Bungalow, Penang Hill (24 November 2018)


Convalescent Bungalow, Penang Hill (24 November 2018)


Rear portion of Convalescent Bungalow, Penang Hill (24 November 2018)


Corridor to possibly servant quarters, Convalescent Bungalow, Penang Hill (24 November 2018)


A peek inside Convalescent Bungalow, Penang Hill (24 November 2018)


Convalescent Bungalow, Penang Hill
Author: © Adam Vancouver

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