Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ipoh
| Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Renaissance |
| Address | Corner of Jalan Sultan Yusuf and Jalan Tun Sambanthan |
| Town or city | Ipoh |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Current tenants | HSBC |
| Opened | 31 October 1931 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building is a historical building in Ipoh, Malaysia. Opened in 1931, it continues to serve as Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation's (HSBC) main branch in Ipoh.
History
[edit]Hongkong and Shanghai Bank opened its first branch in Ipoh on 14 March 1910 operating from a small wooden building provided by the government situated near Ipoh post office.[1] Later it moved to Station Road (now Jalan Dato' Maharajalela) where it leased part of the ground floor of the Straits Trading Company's premises.[2][3]
During the late 1920s, the Bank acquired the site for its new premises in the town's commercial centre when it purchased a block of six shop-houses in Belfield Street (now Jalan Sultan Yusuf) from a Chinese owner, who a year previously had acquired the block from Sime, Darby & Co, paying what was reported to be a sum in excess of $100,000 Straits.[4]
Situated at the corner of Belfield Street and Hale Street (now Jalan Tun Sambanthan), the construction of the building was completed in 1931, and was opened at a formal ceremony on 31 October 1931 by the Sultan of Perak in the presence of a large gathering including the British Resident Bertram Elles, and manager J.H.Lind.[3][5][6]
Description
[edit]Constructed in the Neo-Renaissance style, the building was the tallest in the town during the pre-independence era. Finished externally in artificial granite, the building consists of four storeys with the banking hall on the ground floor finished using Italian marble.[3][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hongkong and Shanghai Bank". The Straits Times. 14 March 1910. p. 6.
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- ^ a b c "Discovering Ipoh Old Town's historical attractions". The Edge Malaysia. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "Real estate boom in Ipoh". The Straits Times. 26 December 1929. p. 20.
- ^ "Hong Kong Bank's Ipoh branch". The Straits Times. 3 November 1931. p. 12.
- ^ Khoo, Salma Nasution; Lubis, Abdur-Razzaq (2005). Kinta Valley: Pioneering Malaysia's Modern Development. Areca Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-983-42113-0-1.
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