Fettes Park, Penang

Fettes Park, Penang (2 January 2019)


Fettes Park is a residential neighbourhood in Tanjong Tokong, Penang. It was named after the municipal engineer of George Town, James Dollery Fettes, also called J.D. Fettex, who was instrumental in the construction of the Guillemard Reservoir above Fettes Park.

The Fettes Park neighbourhood is bordered by Jalan Tanjong Tokong to the east, Mount Erskine to the south and Vale of Tempe to the north. Fettes Park, along with Hillside, were neighbourhoods once populated by personnel connected to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which had its base in Butterworth from 1958 until 1988. The RAAF had its presence in Tanjong Tokong when it opened the RAAF Club for its personnel and families in January 1962 until its closure in the 1980s, leading up to the full pull out of RAAF from Butterworth.¹ Formerly a working class neighbourhood, Fettes Park has in the last two decades been gentrified with the houses upgraded as the people become more well off.

Map of Fettes Park

Residential Properties in Fettes Park

Sights in Fettes Park

Eateries in Fettes Park

Schools in Fettes Park

Commercial Properties in Fettes Park

Streets in Fettes Park

Public Transport in Fettes Park

Fettes Park is served by Rapid Penang Bus 104. Fettes Park is 5.8 km from Komtar. It can be considered moderately near to the city centre.

Amenities

The nearest school to Fettes Park include Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tanjung Bungah and the Penang Chinese Girls' High School. The nearest market in Fettes Park is the Mount Erskine Market. The nearest shopping malls include Island Plaza and Straits Quay. Petrol stations near Fettes Park includes the Shell, Caltex and Petronas stations in Tanjong Tokong. The nearest hospital from Fettes Park is Penang Adventist Hospital at Burmah Road.

Prima Tanjung in Fettes Park, Tanjong Tokong (9 June 2012)

References

List of Housing Estates in Penang and Housing Estates in Malaysia