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Fort Cornwallis

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Location

Fort Cornwallis Entrance

  • North East Cape of the Island, right next to the Esplanade within Georgetown City.

History

  • Construction of Fort with Brick and Mortar completed in 1789 with convict labor from India.

  •  The tip of Penang Island where Fort Cornwallis was located was called Fort Point.

  • Fort Cornwallis was named after the Governor-General of Bengal, Charles Marquis Cornwallis.

  • In 1882 a lighthouse was erected on the northeast side of Fort Cornwallis.

Getting There

Bronze figure of Capt. Franis Light

Walking

A large part of the city can be reached by foot.

 

 

 

 

Bus Service

FREE Bus Service within Georgetown

Rapid Penang Bus

The Hop On Free Central Area Transit (CAT) ply the route between Weld Quay Jetty and Komtar.

Schedule: 15-minute intervals from 6am till 12midnight. For CAT Routes >>More

There are a total of 19 CAT Stops.

 

 

 

Travel Notes

Seri Rambai Canon

  • Opening Hours: 0900hrs till 1830hrs.Daily.Closed on Sundays

  • Admission Fee: Adults-RM 3.00 ( USD 0.85)

  • There are cannons mounted along the perimeter.

  • The Chapel first recorded service was the marriage of the widow of Francis Light (Martina Rozells) to John Trimmers in 1799.

  • Most famous is the 400 year old, Sri Rambai, said to posses magical powers.

  • Within Fort grounds the Staff don Colonial British Army costumes.

  • Bronze statue of Francis Light.

 

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