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Strawberry Hill is a hillock on Penang Hill. It is located immediately above the Upper Station of the Penang Hill Railway. The hill got its name because its first owner, the imminent estate owner David Brown, had grown strawberries there. David Brown, for whom the Brown Memorial stands at Padang Brown, was a comtemporary of Captain Francis Light. Along with James Scott, he was one of the businessmen who arrived on Penang Island and developed it. On his estates he grew nutmeg as well as cloves, pepper and on, his descendents added rubber to the list. Brown owned three properties on Penang Hill. In addition to Strawberry Hill - where he had a tea house called David Brown's Cottage - he also built Brown House and Mon Craig.  The lawn at Strawberry Hill now spot a lotus pond David Brown's Cottage was a two-storey structure. It was destroyed during the Second World War. In its place stood a single-storey building that was known to most Penangites as the Tea Kiosk. Then in around 2005, the late Peter Lee, who was the owner of Ye Olde Smokehouse of Cameron Highlands won the opportunity to redevelop Strawberry Hill. Lee engaged conservation architect Laurence Loh, whose restoration work included Suffolk House, Lunas Smokehouse, among others, to work on bringing back the old glory of David Brown's Cottage. Ten months and three million ringgit later, a new two-storey structure reminiscent of David Brown's original cottage stands on Strawberry Hill. It houses an upmarket establishment called David Brown's Restaurant & Tea House. It's a place for English tea, scones, strawberry-and-cream, and where dressing up for dinner is de rigeuer. Its menu is steep with nostalgia for the colonial era. My wife and I had the privilege of enjoying tea and scones at the tea house recently. We were attending the Penang Heritage Trust site visit. While I truly enjoyed the setting on Strawberry Hill, I am concerned over the poor hill railway service - we had to wait hours for the train. Furthermore, there was hardly any proper parking space for visitors at the foot of the hill. I am appalled that the local authorities have not done more to improve the parking amenities at such an important tourist site. For this new establishment to connect with its customers, an improvement to the Hill Railway service is definitely in order. Associated Site The David Brown Restaurant & Tea House.  Enjoy a cosy country meal at the restaurant.  At the fire place, the logs are real, the fire isn't. |
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