Tengku Menteri Ngah Ibrahim

Gambar Tengku Menteri Ngah Ibrahim yang diapit oleh kedua anaknya, Wan Muhammad Isa(kiri) dan Wan Mat Nasir(kanan).

Di belakang kelihatan pengawal polis Menteri Ngah Ibrahim dipercayai di bawah pimpinan Captain Speedy.

@ikhsan koleksi oleh Wan Mohd Isa (Presiden of Taiping Heritage Society)

KING EDWARD SCHOOL

King Edward VII School

Taiping's Central English School was established in 1883 and later it was incorporated with the King Edward School (1905) thus becoming the pioneer school in Malaya.

This year (2008) it celebrates the 125 years anniversary. As an Edwardian structure the building is an imposing heritage of the town.

The first principal of the Central School was Mr. C. Greene from 1899 to 1905, and Mr. R.F. Stainer from 1905 to 1921. There is a road named after Mr. R.F. Stainer, near the school. It now carrys the as Jalan Dr. Arasaratnam.

Sir Frank Swettenham played a part in the early stages of the school.

Perak Museum

The Perak Museum, the first in the country, was started in 1883 in the former goverment offices. The building was developed in stages from 1886-1903.

The first curator was Leonard Wray, who built up the much admired natural history and ethnological collections, including a section on the aboriginal peoples.

The 3rd British Resident of Perak, Sir Hugh Low raised the funds, and followed by Sir Frank Swettenham in 1890 to 1893.

Assembled in the grounds today are a stone marking the site of Maharaja Lela's Fort and the statue of Col. Walker.

As for architecture, it attracts many visitors and also from overseas.
A much admired Heritage building in Taiping.

From now is already more than 125 years old .