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Court house, Taiping, 1882

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 3/9

Scope and Contents

243 x 185 mm. (mounted on card). A view showing the Court house and adjacent offices, a mainly two- storey building (with a further storey above the main entrance section) raised on brick piles with a verandah running the length of the first floor, and with a tiled roof. The court house was completed, after various delays, in 1881, and the photograph was likely taken soon after.

Dates

  • Creation: 1882

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

Photographer unknown

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition, apart from slight yellowing.

Bibliography

Details of the delay in building are found in in Correspondence respecting the Protected Malay States (C. 3428 of 1882, p. 16).

General

PJ.

Date information

DateText: [Could be circa 1885].

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2002-05-14 16:31:55+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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