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TAIPING the town of everlasting peace |
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| King Edward VII School, Station Road | |
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The Central School,
started in 1883, was the first English school in the Malay States. It was
renamed the King Edward VII School when the
present building was opened in 1905. The angsana trees of "The most
picturesque school ground in Malaya" were planted in 1910. The school
excelled in sports, especially football, rugby, hockey and athletics.
During the Japanese Occupation, the school was the base of the garrison commander who converted the classrooms into torture chambers and dug up the playgrounds to grow food. |
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