Edgecumbe on Penang Hill: A Trip up Memory Lane
By Anne Tan
June 2025 FEATURE
PERCHED HIGH ON Penang Hill and setback from a road which has a gradient of 45 degrees, sits Edgecumbe. This two-storey bungalow built by Lim Cheng Teik c.1928 is currently derelict, the jungle slowly and relentlessly reclaiming it. Reputed to be haunted, it certainly is worlds away from the former glory of its heyday, when its residents would enjoy the view afforded from the beautiful terrace.I first learned of its existence during a recent stay in Penang. Though I have...
Anne Tan
is a retired academic (Deakin University, Melbourne) with a publishing history both internal and external. She has published articles on East Asiatic Company’s teak explorations in Siam and Laos at the beginning of the 20th century and has recently completed documenting a photo album recording an intrepid teak journey conducted by both East Asiatic Company personnel and an affiliated company, L’Est Asiatique Francaise. Anne has travelled to Penang from Australia more times than she can count and considers Penang her second home.
