Images of Ipoh: Ipoh High Court since 1928

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Ipoh High Court since 1928

According to historical data, this is the third courthouse building in Ipoh & was completed in 1928. It is located at Club Road (Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab), adjacent to Ipoh Town Hall with Station Road in between. The previous courthouses were also around this area, which one of it was on the other side of Town Hall, the current location of Perak State Mosque. The building designed in classical style is one of the landmark heritage building in the city & having an underground tunnel connecting Town Hall. The arch of main gate & an extension building (not seen in this photo) together with old building re-coating were done few year back as an upgrading program of the High Court.

2 comments:

IpohgalAugust 30, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Hi Chun Kee,

This was a magnificent building indeed but the verdicts mete out from the court room inside are far from awesome!
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Chun KeeAugust 30, 2010 at 3:38 PM
Oic. Anyway i've never been in the courthouse & listen to any cases before.
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