A Castle long in the making

No post on stitching but a short day trip me and the kids made accompanying DH to the Silver State early of the month which had us diverted to an abandon building etched against the blue sky known as Kellie's Castle on our way home

A grand mansion with a six storey tower, wine cellar, linen room, stately columns with Moorish arches and walls embellished with Greco-Roman design. It was intended to be the hub of social life for the area's wealthy colonial planters. The blueprint included a rooftop courtyard and an elevator which was to be the first of its kind in the country in the then nineteen twenties. But the building was never completed with the sudden demise of  it's owner; William Kellie-Smith   in December 1926 of pneumonia in Lisbon, Portugal where the intended elevator was to be purchase.

We stepped onto the castle exploring from one room to another, climbing flights of stairs that fits only one person at a time and floor to floor to the rooftop. This was actually our second visit but the kids couldn't remember their first because they were too young then.

The right is a bird's eye view from the proposed elevator shaft.

The left is the second floor corridor where the rooms are located. All the rooms have hidden passage ways leading to the ground floor as can been located today but it was believed  it leads to secret escape tunnels located within the building, this is after all before the end of world wars. There are four or was it five secret tunnels within its grounds. The proposed room for his daughter and son shared one secret passage which are connected and access via their bathroom.  We actually found this passage and even took a photo, but it was on DD's cell phone and I am too lazy to retrieved if from her.

Believed it or Not !

It is said that the Smith's spirit roams these corridors at night.

A view of the unfinished rooftop Courtyard

There are signs pasted all over the building providing information of the space

The kitchen which is over 100 years old

View of the back

The Guard House

Click on the link ; William Kellie Smith to read more

It would have been full of grandeur and glory in it's time

Thank you for visiting, hope you enjoyed this little trip

Denote : Silver is Perak in Malay is derived from the tin trade in the 17th Century. It is one of the 13 states and the second largest state in the Country. The state is well known for it's tin-mining activities and is known to be the richest alluvial deposits of tin. Hence, it's known as the  Silver State.