![]() It was built by a Scottish rubber plantation owner named Sir William Kellie Smith during the British colonial times in Malaysia. The castle is actually an unfinished mansion. One of the main attractions in Batu Gajah is Kellie's Castle. The old railway station now functions as shophouses, since the station has been moved to Kampong Pisang. ![]() My aunties used to go to St Bernadette Convent, and now it is Sekolah Kebangsaan St Bernadette. The old house in the police housing complex in front of the renown Sultan Yusof School is now gone, but the Hindu temple in front of which he used to wait for the bus to go to school in Pusing, is still standing. In fact, he began his primary school in the English School, Pusing, which is currently Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusing. My visit to Batu Gajah is like going down memory lane with my dad who resided there as an impressionable young boy. The small town has many British colonial buildings that are lovely to look at, such as the old courthouse which is now part of the District Office, and some portions of the Batu Gajah Hospital. ![]() Batu Gajah was also famous for tin mining during the British colonial days. Batu Gajah is the capital of the Kinta District. ![]()
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