Abandoned buildings of Malaysia
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F.M.S.R quarters
Visit date : 2008, 2011, 2013
Year of build : 1930's
Current status : Abandoned
 

Located on a out of the way small holding plantation, this little bungalow has sat abandoned since the war. It’s one of the very few examples of a colonial bungalow that I have ever found that remains wholly period and un altered. In many ways it's a true time capsule .

The bungalow originally was built for a high ranking railway official. The design of the building follows a standard plan which was replicated throughout Malaya before the war. Bukit Tunku, in Kuala Lumpur, had several similar bungalows of this type built there; sadly all those examples have since been demolished.

The interior of this particular bungalow was pretty dark. Tall rubber trees had crowded out the much of the sunlight. What furniture remained inside was rotting away. A cast iron bath tub still sat in the bathroom, its insides now filled with muck.

For me it's a fascinating little house, and if I am in the neighbourhood I will always pay it a visit just to see how it is fairing.

 
 
 








 
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