Leith Street, George Town

5°25′16.04″N 100°20′5.69″E / 5.4211222°N 100.3349139°E / 5.4211222; 100.3349139

Leith Street
Malay: Lebuh Leith
Chinese: 莲花河
Chinese: 蓮花河
Liân-hua-hô (Hokkien POJ)
Maintained byPenang Island City Council
LocationGeorge Town
North endFarquhar Street
South endChulia Street
Construction
InaugurationEarly 19th century
LEBUH LEITH
Leith St10200 P. PINANG

TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii, iv
Designated2008 (32nd session)
Part ofGeorge Town UNESCO Buffer Zone
Reference no.1223
RegionAsia-Pacific

Leith Street is a narrow road within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Once known as an enclave for rich Hakka tycoons, it is home to the famous Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion.[1]

The road was laid out in the early 19th century and named after one of the first Governors of Penang.

Sir George Alexander William Leith, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Prince of Wales Island (1800-1803)
  1. ^ Khoo, Salma Nasution (2007). Streets of George Town, Penang. Penang, Malaysia: Areca Books. ISBN 9789839886009.