George Town Dispensary
George Town Dispensary is housed in a landmark three-storey corner building at the junction of Beach Street and China Street. The building was constructed in 1923 for George Town Dispensary which has since closed. The side facing the junction has a classical pediment to mark the main entrance.
The George Town Dispensary building was initially designed to be two storeys high in 1922. Some alterations had to be carried out that same year to accommodate the additional storey. On the Beach Street side is a five-foot way with the dispensary behind it. On this side of the building is the signage George Town Dispensary.
On the first floor of the building are two physician's consultation rooms with a shared waiting area, and laboratories. This first-floor clinic is accessed through its own staircase on the China Street Ghaut side of the building, which also bears the signage George Town Chambers.
Getting there
From the Weld Quay Bus Terminal, cross Pengkalan Weld using the pedestrian bridge. Then turn right, walk along Pengkalan Weld until the junction of Gat Lebuh China. Turn left, walk along Gat Lebuh China until junction of Lebuh Pantai. George Town Dispensary is at the junction of Beach Street and Gat Lebuh China, to the right.
Nearby Sights
Ban Hin Lee Bank Building
Old OCBC Building
1886 Building
TTS Building
Kongsoon House
Wisma Kastam (Malayan Railway Building)
Ghee Hiang
Visiting Penang
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George Town Dispensary (8 August 2006)
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George Town Dispensary Location Map
George Town Dispensary (18 June 2008)
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View of George Town Dispensary from Lebuh Pantai (25 April 2007)
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The China St Ghault side of the building is called George Town Chambers (7 July 2008)
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