Old Protestant Cemetery
Old Protestant Cemetery
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pilgrim_gsa
New Delhi, India1,231 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
The cemetery visit is like going back in time when the first European settlers who came here and are buried there in their graves can be learnt of all those who established Penang as the fourth Presidency ogf East India Company beside Calcutta ,Madras and Bombay ..
Written 15 April 2023
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glenda g
Perth, Australia19 contributions
Feb 2020
Many of the colonial settlers are buried here and I spent an interesting hour wandering around this shady place. Sad to read how many of the settlers died young and lost so many children to malaria and jungle fever. A tough life!
Written 24 February 2020
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Nikos
Singapore, Singapore34 contributions
Jan 2020
Just pass through it if the weather is nice and you want to take a stroll before/after visiting the Eastern & Oriental Hotel which is nearby; nothing to see really. Not worth more than 5 mins of your time.
Written 28 January 2020
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A Y
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam26 contributions
Dec 2019
I wanted to visit this site ever i came to know about it ages ago, alway intrigue by such site, especially if it holds historic stories. The main path was well maintain with a lot of frangipani tress and our morning walkabout (unguided) was peaceful, as we read the headstones with meaningful dedications of their love one. It was very educational too. Worth a visit.
Written 2 January 2020
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tedlyk
Mumbai, India107 contributions
Aug 2019
Amazing history... told on the headstones in this small cemetary. So many jungle fever / malaria deaths... and kids... and travelers. Really takes you back to another time. Don't miss this place!
Written 5 September 2019
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Susan C
Melbourne, Australia810 contributions
Jul 2019
Cemetery walks appeal to history buffs or people who just like to explore a quiet bit of greenery in a city before anything else is open. An early morning walk amongst the shady magnolias through the Protestant Cemetery was quite interesting with old headstones and tombs providing a glimpse into historical life - or, more properly, historical death. There is a map at the entrance pointing out significant tombs else you can just wander around as we did. It was a bit hard to find specific graves even with this information.
Written 11 August 2019
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Peter S
Perth, Australia70 contributions
Jan 2019
It was interesting to walk around a place of rest where the headstones and resting places were dated in the 1400's.
Gets you thinking as to what it would have been like living in that era.
Gets you thinking as to what it would have been like living in that era.
Written 6 August 2019
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Helencarolyn
18 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
We came across this by accident. Such a restful green place in a hot busy part of Georgetown As we are from Adelaide South Australia we were interested in finding the burial place of Francis Light He set up Penang on behalf of the East India Co and was the father of the planner of Adelaide William Light A map at the entrance enabled us to find it and other founding Christian settlers
We were pleasantly surprised how well kept it was
We were pleasantly surprised how well kept it was
Written 9 July 2019
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Nomadman411978
London, UK3,169 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
Good place for a break in the shade under the trees. Read about the lives of the soldiers, sailors, doctors and colonial administrators. The grave of Francis Light who founded the British settlement of Penang is here.
Written 27 May 2019
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RENERONO
Johor Bahru, Malaysia410 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
nothing to learn from this place, the place look unorganise and look quite run down. not need to visit
Written 19 May 2019
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sue k
Greater Adelaide, Australia4 contributions
Interested to know who is doing research and the clean up
Alan G
Brisbane Region, Australia118 contributions
Penang heritage have started the cleanup and restoration of the known graves within the Protestant part of the cemetery. The catholic cemetery however is another story the graves are in extreme decay and whether those graves can be restored will be difficult
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