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Macalister Road
Malay: Jalan Macalister; Chinese: 中路
Maintained by	Penang Island City Council
Location	George Town
West end	Western Road
East end	Magazine Circus (next to Komtar)
Construction
Inauguration	Early 19th century
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5°24′54.14″N 100°19′36.13″E / 5.4150389°N 100.3267028°E / 5.4150389; 100.3267028 Macalister Road is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The road stretches out of Magazine Circus next to Komtar towards Western Road, a leafier enclave within the city centre.

The road was named after one of the Governors of Penang in the early 19th century.^[1] Originally a dirt track, the eastern section of Macalister Road has become urbanised as part of the city centre. Notably, the westernmost section of Macalister Road still retains a quieter, greener character, with mature Angsana trees providing shade along this particular section of the road.^[2]

Etymology

Macalister Road was named in honour of a Scotsman, Colonel Norman Macalister, who served as the Governor of the Prince of Wales Island (now Penang Island) between 1808 and 1810.^[1]^[2]

History

Formerly the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, this building has been converted into a branch of the Penang State Museum.

During the colonial era, the Europeans tended to build their residences at Macalister Road.^[3] Tall Angsana trees were planted along the westernmost section of Macalister Road by Charles Curtis, who was the curator of the Penang Botanic Gardens in the late 19th century.^[4] In addition to the Angsana trees, a baobab tree, planted by Captain Speedy, was planted at this section of Macalister Road as well and still remains at the same spot to this day; it is one of the only three baobab trees in Penang.^[2]

Among the European residences at this particular stretch of Macalister Road are the Mayfair, Union Villa and Seri Teratai, the latter of which is the official residence of the Chief Minister of Penang.^[2] St. George's Girls School, one of the premier English schools in Penang, was relocated to its present grounds at this stretch of Macalister Road in 1954.

Further east, the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, named after King Edward VII who was the British monarch between 1901 and 1910, was completed in 1915. This maternity hospital was in operation until 1955; the building now houses a branch of the Penang State Museum and Art Gallery.^[5]

In 2013, a thunderstorm led to the collapse of the spire of Menara Umno, a high-rise at the eastern section of Macalister Road.^[6]^[7]

Landmarks

Seri Teratai
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (now Penang State Museum and Art Gallery branch)
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Centre

Education

DISTED College was founded in 1987 as the first Penang-based private tertiary institution.

St. George's Girls' School
St. Christopher's International Primary School^[8]
Hua Xia International School^[9]
DISTED College

Health care

Island Hospital viewed from Macalister Road

References

^ ^a ^b "Several Penang roads named after distinguished Scotsmen | Wong Chun Wai". wongchunwai.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Khoo, Salma Nasution (2007). Streets of George Town, Penang. Penang, Malaysia: Areca Books. ISBN 9789839886009.
^ Ooi, Keat Gin (2015). "Disparate Identities: Penang from A Historical Perspective, 1780–1941" (PDF). Universiti Sains Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-07.
^ "Heritage voice" (PDF). Warisan. Vol. 2, no. 1. November 1988.
^ "A Brief History of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Building, No. 57, Macalister Road, Penang | Official Website Penang State Museum Board". www.penangmuseum.gov.my. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Storm victim's final resting place". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Woman wails for husband said to be buried 5m in the ground". news.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "St. Christopher's International Primary School | Contact". www.scips.org.my. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
^ "An Evening with Parents". allevents.in. Retrieved 2017-12-13.

[:2-1] "Several Penang roads named after distinguished Scotsmen | Wong Chun Wai". wongchunwai.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[:1-2] Khoo, Salma Nasution (2007). Streets of George Town, Penang. Penang, Malaysia: Areca Books. ISBN 9789839886009.

[3] Ooi, Keat Gin (2015). "Disparate Identities: Penang from A Historical Perspective, 1780–1941" (PDF). Universiti Sains Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-07.

[4] "Heritage voice" (PDF). Warisan. Vol. 2, no. 1. November 1988.

[5] "A Brief History of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Building, No. 57, Macalister Road, Penang | Official Website Penang State Museum Board". www.penangmuseum.gov.my. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[6] "Storm victim's final resting place". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[7] "Woman wails for husband said to be buried 5m in the ground". news.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[8] "St. Christopher's International Primary School | Contact". www.scips.org.my. Retrieved 2017-12-13.

[9] "An Evening with Parents". allevents.in. Retrieved 2017-12-13.

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-}}{{Coord|5|24|54.14|N|100|19|36.13|E|display=title}}'''Macalister Road''' is a major thoroughfare in the city of [[George Town, Penang|George Town]] in [[Penang]], [[Malaysia]]. The road stretches out of Magazine Circus next to [[Komtar]] in the city centre towards the leafier western edge of the city.
+}}
+{{Coord|5|24|54.14|N|100|19|36.13|E|display=title}}
+'''Macalister Road''' is a major thoroughfare in the city of [[George Town, Penang|George Town]] within the Malaysian state of [[Penang]]. The road stretches out of Magazine Circus next to [[Komtar]] towards Western Road, a leafier enclave within the city centre.
-The road was named after one of the [[List of governors of Penang|Governors of Penang]] in the early 19th century.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://wongchunwai.com/2013/05/several-penang-roads-named-after-distinguished-scotsmen/|title=Several Penang roads named after distinguished Scotsmen {{!}} Wong Chun Wai|website=wongchunwai.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref> Originally a dirt track, the eastern section of Macalister Road has become urbanised as part of the city centre. Notably, the westernmost section of Macalister Road still retains a quieter, greener character, with mature [[Pterocarpus indicus|''Angsana'' trees]] providing shade along this particular section of the road.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Streets of George Town, Penang|last=Khoo|first=Salma Nasution|publisher=Areca Books|year=2007|isbn=9789839886009|location=[[Penang]], [[Malaysia]]|pages=|quote=|via=}}</ref>
+The road was named after one of the [[List of governors of Penang|Governors of Penang]] in the early 19th century.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://wongchunwai.com/2013/05/several-penang-roads-named-after-distinguished-scotsmen/|title=Several Penang roads named after distinguished Scotsmen {{!}} Wong Chun Wai|website=wongchunwai.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref> Originally a dirt track, the eastern section of Macalister Road has become urbanised as part of the city centre. Notably, the westernmost section of Macalister Road still retains a quieter, greener character, with mature [[Pterocarpus indicus|''Angsana'' trees]] providing shade along this particular section of the road.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Streets of George Town, Penang|last=Khoo|first=Salma Nasution|publisher=Areca Books|year=2007|isbn=9789839886009|location=[[Penang]], [[Malaysia]]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/streetsofgeorget00khoo}}</ref>
-Macalister Road is also well-known among the locals as one of the destinations within [[George Town, Penang|George Town]] to sample the famed [[Penang cuisine|local cuisine]], particularly at the junction with New Lane ([[Malay language|Malay]]: ''Lorong Baru'').{{cn|date=May 2017}}  A few local pastry shops that sell ''tau sar pneah'', a [[Penang]] delicacy, can be found along the road as well.{{cn|date=May 2017}}
 == Etymology ==
-Macalister Road was named in honour of a Scotsman, Colonel [[Norman Macalister]], who served as the [[List of governors of Penang|Governor of the ''Prince of Wales Island'']] (now Penang Island) between 1808 and 1810.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> It is believed that the present brick structure of [[Fort Cornwallis]] was completed during his tenure in 1810. However, he was declared lost at sea later that year, while on his way back to [[Scotland]].
+Macalister Road was named in honour of a Scotsman, Colonel [[Norman Macalister]], who served as the [[List of governors of Penang|Governor of the ''Prince of Wales Island'']] (now Penang Island) between 1808 and 1810.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />
 == History ==
+[[File:Penang State Museum, Macalister Road branch, George Town, Penang.jpg|thumb|Formerly [[King Edward VII Memorial Hospital building, Penang|the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital]], this building has been converted into a branch of the [[Penang State Museum and Art Gallery|Penang State Museum]].|left]][[File:Sun Yat-sen Centre.JPG|thumb|Sun Yat-sen Memorial Centre|left]]
-[[File:Macalister Road, George Town, Penang.jpg|left|thumb|The western stretch of Macalister Road is lined with [[Pterocarpus indicus|''Angsana'' trees]].]]
-Macalister Road was created as a dirt track in the early 19th century in honour of Colonel [[Norman Macalister]]. The road was gradually built in stages, eventually achieving its current length.{{cn|date=May 2017}}
-During the colonial era, the Europeans tended to build their residences at Macalister Road.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ooi|first=Keat Gin|year=2015|title=Disparate Identities: Penang from A Historical Perspective, 1780–1941|url=http://web.usm.my/km/33(Supp.2)2015/km33s22015_03.pdf|journal=Universiti Sains Malaysia|volume=|pages=|via=}}</ref> Tall [[Pterocarpus indicus|''Angsana'' trees]] were planted along the westernmost section of Macalister Road by Charles Curtis, who was the curator of the [[Penang Botanic Gardens]] in the late 19th century.{{cn|date=May 2017}} Among the European residences at this particular stretch of Macalister Road are the ''Mayfair'', ''Union Villa'' and ''Seri Teratai'', the latter of which is the official residence of the [[List of Chief Ministers of Penang|Chief Minister of Penang]].<ref name=":1" /> [[St. George's Girls' School (Penang, Malaysia)|St. George's Girls School]], one of the premier English schools in [[Penang]], was relocated to its present grounds at this stretch of Macalister Road in 1954.
+During the colonial era, the Europeans tended to build their residences at Macalister Road.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ooi|first=Keat Gin|year=2015|title=Disparate Identities: Penang from A Historical Perspective, 1780–1941|url=http://web.usm.my/km/33(Supp.2)2015/km33s22015_03.pdf|journal=Universiti Sains Malaysia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207031500/http://web.usm.my/km/33%28Supp.2%292015/km33s22015_03.pdf|archive-date=2017-02-07}}</ref> Tall [[Pterocarpus indicus|''Angsana'' trees]] were planted along the westernmost section of Macalister Road by Charles Curtis, who was the curator of the [[Penang Botanic Gardens]] in the late 19th century.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pht.org.my/newsletters/1988_11.pdf |magazine=Warisan |date=November 1988 |volume=2 |issue=1 |title=Heritage voice}}</ref> In addition to the ''Angsana'' trees, a [[Adansonia|baobab tree]], planted by [[Tristram Speedy|Captain Speedy]], was planted at this section of Macalister Road as well and still remains at the same spot to this day; it is one of the only three baobab trees in [[Penang]].<ref name=":1" />
-[[File:Penang State Museum, Macalister Road branch, George Town, Penang.jpg|thumb|Formerly the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, this building has been converted into a branch of the [[Penang State Museum and Art Gallery|Penang State Museum]].]]
-Further east, the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, named after [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]] who was the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British monarch]] between 1901 and 1910, was completed in 1915.{{cn|date=May 2017}}  This maternity hospital was in operation until 1955; the building now houses a branch of the [[Penang State Museum and Art Gallery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penangmuseum.gov.my/museum/en/museum/blog/brief-history-king-edward-vii-memorial-hospital-building-no-57-macalister-road-penang|title=A Brief History of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Building,  No. 57, Macalister Road, Penang {{!}} Official Website Penang State Museum Board|website=www.penangmuseum.gov.my|language=en|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>
+Among the European residences at this particular stretch of Macalister Road are the ''Mayfair'', ''Union Villa'' and ''Seri Teratai'', the latter of which is the official residence of the [[List of Chief Ministers of Penang|Chief Minister of Penang]].<ref name=":1" /> [[St. George's Girls' School (Penang, Malaysia)|St. George's Girls School]], one of the premier English schools in [[Penang]], was relocated to its present grounds at this stretch of Macalister Road in 1954.
-In 2013, a thunderstorm led to the collapse of the spire of Menara Umno, a high-rise at the eastern section of Macalister Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/743866|title=Storm victim’s final resting place|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20130616-430077.html|title=Woman wails for husband said to be buried 5m in the ground|website=news.asiaone.com|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref> Two persons, a local and an Indian national, were killed when the lightning arrestor fell onto them as they were on the road.
-[[File:New Lane hawkers, George Town, Penang.jpg|left|thumb|Hawkers at New Lane, off Macalister Road. These hawker stalls open in the evening up until 10pm.{{cn|date=May 2017}}]]
+Further east, the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, named after [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]] who was the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British monarch]] between 1901 and 1910, was completed in 1915. This maternity hospital was in operation until 1955; the building now houses a branch of the [[Penang State Museum and Art Gallery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penangmuseum.gov.my/museum/en/museum/blog/brief-history-king-edward-vii-memorial-hospital-building-no-57-macalister-road-penang|title=A Brief History of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Building, No. 57, Macalister Road, Penang {{!}} Official Website Penang State Museum Board|website=www.penangmuseum.gov.my|language=en|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>
-[[File:Sun Yat-sen Centre.JPG|thumb|Sun Yat-sen Memorial Centre]]
+In 2013, a thunderstorm led to the collapse of the spire of Menara Umno, a high-rise at the eastern section of Macalister Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/743866|title=Storm victim's final resting place|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20130616-430077.html|title=Woman wails for husband said to be buried 5m in the ground|website=news.asiaone.com|access-date=2017-02-22|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222215445/http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20130616-430077.html|archive-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>
 == Landmarks ==
-* [[Komtar]]
+* ''[[Seri Teratai]]''
-* Penang Museum at Macalister (King Edward VII Memorial Hospital)
+* [[King Edward VII Memorial Hospital building, Penang|King Edward VII Memorial Hospital]] (now [[Penang State Museum and Art Gallery]] branch)
 * Sun Yat-sen Memorial Centre
-* Seri Teratai
-* St. Paul's Church
-* Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
 == Education ==
+[[File:Disted College Campus, George Town, Penang.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[DISTED College]] was founded in 1987 as the first Penang-based private tertiary institution.]]
-* [[St. George's Girls' School (Penang, Malaysia)|St. George's Girls School]]
-* St. Christopher's International School
+*[[St. George's Girls' School]]
-* Disted College
+* St. Christopher's International Primary School<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scips.org.my/contact/|title=St. Christopher's International Primary School {{!}} Contact|website=www.scips.org.my|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-13}}</ref>
-[[File:LSC New Building.jpg|thumb|Loh Guan Lye Specialist Centre at Macalister Road]]
+* Hua Xia International School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allevents.in/george%20town/an-evening-with-parents/168742397039110|title=An Evening with Parents|website=allevents.in|language=en|access-date=2017-12-13}}</ref>
+*[[DISTED College]]
 == Health care ==
+[[File:cmglee_Penang_Island_Hospital_from_Macalister_Road.jpg|thumb|Island Hospital viewed from Macalister Road]]
-* Loh Guan Lye Specialist Centre
+*[[Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre]]
-* Island Hospital
+*[[Island Hospital]]
-== Hotels ==
-* 118 Hotel Macalister
-* G-Inn
-* GLOW Penang
-* Macalister Mansion
-* Grand Inn
-* Old Budget Hotel
-* Red Rock Hotel
 == See also ==
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 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{GTRoad}}
 [[Category:Roads in Penang]]
 [[Category:George Town, Penang]]
-[[Category:Penang]]

v t e Roads and expressways in George Town
Federal roads	Federal Route 6 Federal Route 220 Federal Route 221 Gelugor Highway Jalan Tun Dr Awang Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
State roads	Ayer Itam–Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass Hill Railway Station Rd. Jalan Batu Maung Jalan Pantai Aceh Jalan Sungai Dua Jalan Tun Hamdan Sheikh Tahir Jalan Tun Sardon
Municipal roads	Armenian St. Beach St. Burmah Rd. Chulia St. Dato Keramat Rd. Downing St. Farquhar St. George Town Inner Ring Rd. Green Lane Gurney Drive Jalan Bukit Kukus Karpal Singh Drive Kelawei Rd. Leith St. Light St. Macalister Rd. Magazine Rd. Market St. Northam Rd. Penang Rd. Pitt St. Prangin Rd. Weld Quay