From its early days of the ST GEORGE CHURCH
1. With the help of The East India Company, the church was built in 1816 using convict .
labor during Colonel J. A. Bannerman's term as British Governor of Penang.
-St.George’s Anglican Church is another congregation that is as old as Penang. The columns of the portico made it look like a Grecian temple. The church has come to be a symbol of religious harmony in Penang, coexisting with other religious edifices along the intersecting Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.
-Rev. Hutchings contributions towards the development of Penang from an
educational perspective are significant. He founded the Penang Free School and
compiled and wrote what were considered the first books on Malay grammar, in
addition to several elementary text-books and a dictionary mainly for school use. He
founded the Auxiliary Bible Society and translated the New Testament into Malay.
-The cost of building the church was 60,000 Spanish Dollars. To give you a rough
idea on the significance of that amount, Singapore was sold to the British sometime
in 1819 for the same price! On 11 May 1819, the church was consecrated by The
Rt. Rev. Thomas Middleton, Bishop of Calcutta.
2. The cost of building the church was 60,000 Spanish Dollars. To give you a rough
idea on the significance of that amount, Singapore was sold to the British sometime
in 1819 for the same price! On 11 May 1819, the church was consecrated by The
Rt. Rev. Thomas Middleton, Bishop of Calcutta.
3.The church's architecture
The Georgian Palladium architecture of the church was designed by Captain Robert
N. Smith of Madras Engineers, whose considerable talents also extended to etchings
and oil paintings. His work consisting of an impressive series of oil-painted
landscapes of Penang are now permanent exhibits at the Penang State Museum.
-Built by Indian convicts in the veins of Western neo-classical style and Georgian Palladian design, the white building was inspired by the architectural style that was the rage in Britain and other parts of Europe at the time.
-The brick building, modeled after a similar one in Madras, has a plastered stone base. The roof was originally flat but was converted to a gable in 1864.
These days, mass is still conducted here every Sunday morning. Non-Christian couples who have fallen in love with the historical church often arrange for their wedding photographs to be taken in the compound while many Christians take great pride in exchanging their vows in a church that epitomises eternity.
Main points
1. completed in 1818.
2. The east indian penang maintained the building.
3.-St.George’s Anglican Church is another congregation that is as old as Penang
4. The church has come to be a symbol of religious harmony in Penang, coexisting with other religious edifices along the intersecting Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.
5.Rev. Hutchings contributions towards the development of Penang from an
educational perspective are significant. He founded the Penang Free School and
compiled and wrote what were considered the first books on Malay grammar.
6. The Georgian Palladium architecture of the church was designed by Captain Robert
N. Smith of Madras Engineers, whose considerable talents also extended to etchings
and oil paintings.
7. Built by Indian convicts in the veins of Western neo-classical style and Georgian Palladian design, the white building was inspired by the architectural style
8. These days, mass is still conducted here every Sunday morning. Non-Christian couples who have fallen in love with the historical church often arrange for their wedding photographs to be taken in the compound while many Christians take great pride in exchanging their vows in a church.
9. this church was listed as one of the malaysians 50 national heritage treassure on 31st august 2007.
10. the church underwent full restoration in year 2010under the 9th malaysia paln and was fully restored to it;s former glory in 2011 with a national heritage plaque embossed on the front side entrance.
1. With the help of The East India Company, the church was built in 1816 using convict .
labor during Colonel J. A. Bannerman's term as British Governor of Penang.
-St.George’s Anglican Church is another congregation that is as old as Penang. The columns of the portico made it look like a Grecian temple. The church has come to be a symbol of religious harmony in Penang, coexisting with other religious edifices along the intersecting Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.
-Rev. Hutchings contributions towards the development of Penang from an
educational perspective are significant. He founded the Penang Free School and
compiled and wrote what were considered the first books on Malay grammar, in
addition to several elementary text-books and a dictionary mainly for school use. He
founded the Auxiliary Bible Society and translated the New Testament into Malay.
-The cost of building the church was 60,000 Spanish Dollars. To give you a rough
idea on the significance of that amount, Singapore was sold to the British sometime
in 1819 for the same price! On 11 May 1819, the church was consecrated by The
Rt. Rev. Thomas Middleton, Bishop of Calcutta.
2. The cost of building the church was 60,000 Spanish Dollars. To give you a rough
idea on the significance of that amount, Singapore was sold to the British sometime
in 1819 for the same price! On 11 May 1819, the church was consecrated by The
Rt. Rev. Thomas Middleton, Bishop of Calcutta.
3.The church's architecture
The Georgian Palladium architecture of the church was designed by Captain Robert
N. Smith of Madras Engineers, whose considerable talents also extended to etchings
and oil paintings. His work consisting of an impressive series of oil-painted
landscapes of Penang are now permanent exhibits at the Penang State Museum.
-Built by Indian convicts in the veins of Western neo-classical style and Georgian Palladian design, the white building was inspired by the architectural style that was the rage in Britain and other parts of Europe at the time.
-The brick building, modeled after a similar one in Madras, has a plastered stone base. The roof was originally flat but was converted to a gable in 1864.
These days, mass is still conducted here every Sunday morning. Non-Christian couples who have fallen in love with the historical church often arrange for their wedding photographs to be taken in the compound while many Christians take great pride in exchanging their vows in a church that epitomises eternity.
Main points
1. completed in 1818.
2. The east indian penang maintained the building.
3.-St.George’s Anglican Church is another congregation that is as old as Penang
4. The church has come to be a symbol of religious harmony in Penang, coexisting with other religious edifices along the intersecting Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling.
5.Rev. Hutchings contributions towards the development of Penang from an
educational perspective are significant. He founded the Penang Free School and
compiled and wrote what were considered the first books on Malay grammar.
6. The Georgian Palladium architecture of the church was designed by Captain Robert
N. Smith of Madras Engineers, whose considerable talents also extended to etchings
and oil paintings.
7. Built by Indian convicts in the veins of Western neo-classical style and Georgian Palladian design, the white building was inspired by the architectural style
8. These days, mass is still conducted here every Sunday morning. Non-Christian couples who have fallen in love with the historical church often arrange for their wedding photographs to be taken in the compound while many Christians take great pride in exchanging their vows in a church.
9. this church was listed as one of the malaysians 50 national heritage treassure on 31st august 2007.
10. the church underwent full restoration in year 2010under the 9th malaysia paln and was fully restored to it;s former glory in 2011 with a national heritage plaque embossed on the front side entrance.
This one of the main research that i have done and wrote in my journal.
HISTORY OF HAN JIANG TEMPLE
The Han Jiang Ancestral Temple is the community temple of the Penang Teochew Association. The association was form in 1855 by six Teochew migrants. At first they started a lodging house for newly arrived Teochews. It was located at 381 Beach Street. In 1867, they purchased the land along Chulia Street to construct the community temple. The Hanjiang Ancestral Temple was completed in 1870. At the time of completion, it was known as the Teochew Kongsi. It only changed its name to Han Jiang Ancestral Temple in 1935.
AWARD WINNING
WINNER of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation 2006 (Penang temple wins Unesco award, Star Online, 12.09.06)] for its detailed restoration in accordance to international charters for heritage conservation, the Han Jiang Ancestral Temple serves as the heart of culture in Penang.
ARCHITECTURE
it has 4 hall structures with a portal building (front hall), a courtyard, a middle hall and an air well and galleries and a rear hall.Signifying the high status of patron saint, the temple portal features pairs of doors instead of one. In accordance with Teochew architecture and feng sui beliefs, the temple façade is plain but the decoration inside are richly ornate-the plan and modest exterior conceals and conserves inner wealth and beauty.
The original Teochew temple was in the form of si dian jing, or four-point gold. This is a quadrangle design with an inner courtyard, or atrium. In 1890, an outer gate was added. In reflection of the prosperity of the community at that time, the gate was even more ornate than the original temple. It also has one of the biggest doors of any clan temples in Penang.
The Arched Doors of Etiquette and Righteousness
-there is arched door on the left side and another to the right side which lead to the office block and the side lane respectively
-The door headers are stucco-sculptured with the words ‘Etiquette Door’ and ‘Righteous Way’ which means that the Teochew people will always follow the Confucian teaching of Etiquette and RighteousnessThe rooftop
The gable ends are of the small water element type.The ridge panels on the roof of the galleries have porcelain shard works that features some of the 24 stories of filial piety with the motifs of flower, bird and figures.Together, they form a ‘Picture of Eight Horses’ at the galleries. Four horses of the porcelain shard work occupy each end of the panel. The Air well
It is designed for the purpose of ventilation, drainage and natural lighting.it is also place where energy is conserved in a traditional courtyard house.
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