1. The History
This row of eight old colonial houses face the busy Jalan Raja Chulan (formerly known as Weld Road) in the Bukit Nanas area of KL. Built in 1930, it was originally called the Serani Row. An elaborate crest on the wall bears the initials OES and the date of completion recorded as 1931.
They have seen better days as the houses now vary in states of repair, from completely derelict on the left-hand side to moderately good nick on the right-hand-side. The six in-between houses vary from abandoned to just-about-habitable. In their day they probably represented the very best and elite accommodation in the city and formerly home to a Eurasian community.
2. The Visit
Things move fast in KL. My intended revisit round the corner was scuppered as the bulldozers had obliterated this lovely corner of KL. When I came round the corner I saw they had erected the same high blue corrugated wall around these lovely buildings. But they were still there plus you could just go round the wall. So off I tootled.
3. The Pictures
img5014 by HughieDW, on Flickr
That famous bit of graff:
img5013 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5012 by HughieDW, on Flickr
…and some other graph:
img5011 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5010 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The first house is just a shell:
img4986 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img4985 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This place is in the second worst nick:
img5005 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img4993 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Inside the second-worst conditioned house:
img5007 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5006 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The gate for next door:
img4995 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5003 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This place is in better nick:
img5004 by HughieDW, on Flickr
2018-01-12_07-33-56 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Rubbish, including human excrement abounds:
img4999 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The tiles that can be found on the front of all houses are a joy:
img4992 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Looking along the row:
img5002 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5000bw by HughieDW, on Flickr
And the OES crest, which, despite much research, still remains a mystery:
img4989 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img4988 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This row of eight old colonial houses face the busy Jalan Raja Chulan (formerly known as Weld Road) in the Bukit Nanas area of KL. Built in 1930, it was originally called the Serani Row. An elaborate crest on the wall bears the initials OES and the date of completion recorded as 1931.
They have seen better days as the houses now vary in states of repair, from completely derelict on the left-hand side to moderately good nick on the right-hand-side. The six in-between houses vary from abandoned to just-about-habitable. In their day they probably represented the very best and elite accommodation in the city and formerly home to a Eurasian community.
2. The Visit
Things move fast in KL. My intended revisit round the corner was scuppered as the bulldozers had obliterated this lovely corner of KL. When I came round the corner I saw they had erected the same high blue corrugated wall around these lovely buildings. But they were still there plus you could just go round the wall. So off I tootled.
3. The Pictures
That famous bit of graff:
…and some other graph:
The first house is just a shell:
This place is in the second worst nick:
Inside the second-worst conditioned house:
The gate for next door:
This place is in better nick:
Rubbish, including human excrement abounds:
The tiles that can be found on the front of all houses are a joy:
Looking along the row:
And the OES crest, which, despite much research, still remains a mystery:
