Former St. George's Girls' School Building, Penang

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This is the Former St. George's Girls' School Building located along Farquhar Street next to the E&O Hotel. It was constructed in 1888 next to the residence of (most likely Reverend L. Courtier Biggs, an Anglican missionary with the St. George's Anglican Church. As with the church, the school was named after St. George, the patron saint of England, and also one of the most venerated saints to the Catholics, Anglicans, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches.

Here's how the former school building look like in 2008 and 2010. Little has changed in the last two years.

Former St. George's Girls' School in 2008 (7 August 2008)
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Former St. George's Girls' School in 2010 (7 August 2008)
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The government took over the St. George's Girls' School in 1909, and renamed it the Government Girls' School. It was the preferred school among many families as it provided a more secular form of education, as opposed to the Catholic-based Convent Light Street nearby. There was a brief period when the government attempted to make the school co-educational. However, it was not successful. In 1920, the school was returned to the Anglicans, and it reverted to its original name.

To cater to the increased in student intake, the school relocated to Northam Road. The building along Farquhar Street served as a boarding house for the school. At Northam Road, additional school building was erected in the 1930's.

In 1954, St George's Girls' School relocated to its present location in Macalister Road, which was previously used as the race course of the Penang Turf Club. The school building at Northam Road was then occupied by another school, the Northam Road Girls' School.

We found some workmen at the site of Farquhar Villa. We are not sure who employed them (19 March 2010)
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