Falim House, Ipoh before the estate destruction

I have been past Falim House a few times but never took any notice of it and had not taken any photos. It is a large house located in Falim, just outside Ipoh in Perak. It is off Jln Lahat. It was built for the tin tycoon, Foo Nyit Tse in the 1920s and has 20 rooms. It is set in 26 acres of estate. See history on Save Falim House.

I was able to take a few photos on 26 Nov 2012. There is a driving school at the northern end and a pond. Then there is a row of workers' quarters before the main house, as seen here from the road -

 Stone gate posts

It was not easy to get a good view from the road as the trees were rather dense.

By early 2013, the whole estate surrounding the house had been demolished, leaving the house standing alone. Every single tree had been felled. The house was turned into a sales gallery for the Tin City commercial development. This will be a township of 2 - 4 storey shop lots, and phase 2 will be a condo. The artist impressions were all rather garish in contrast with the splendour of the old house.

See next blog for photos of the development.

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