Sunday 30 September 2012

Untold History : Unfortunate Case of Istana Wooden York

UNFORTUNATE CASE OF ISTANA WOODEN YORK
 
 
 
Istana “Wooden York” is the substitute name choosen for original "Woodneuk" situated not far from Tyersall Palace.

It was recorded in Dato' Muhammad Said's Chronicle that:
 

 
Istana Wooden York was built in the late 1902's by HH Ibrahim
  
Istana Woodnuek was built in the late 1870's by HH Abu Bakar for his wife Sultana Fatimah, a Turkish princess given by Ottoman Empire. 

Simple reason why Sultana Fatimah did'nt reside in Istana Besar... ;- if your Boss giving you a girl as a present to bring back, do you bring her home??? Hehehee
 
 
Most people assumed that :
  1. Istana Wooden York was BUILT IN 1935 to 'replace' Tyersall Palace which has been destroyed by fire in 1905.  It took them 30's to rebuilt??
  2.  
  3. Istana Wooden York compund was belong to William Napier
Those are incorrect.
  1. The 1st Istana called "Woodneuk" was built for Sultana Fatima, as temporary residence until completion of Tyersall Palace. Possibly built arond 1870's BEFORE the Tyersall Palace 
  2.  
  3. Captain R. Ross was the owner of the original Istana Woodneuk, not William Napier

The Original Istana Woodneuk (one that belong to Sultana Fatima) was reportedly damage by fire in 1925 before replaced by a new structure known as "Istana Wooden York" in 1935.
  
However, most people was used to call it "Woodneuk" owed to its existence for more 100 years.  It is the reason why its new name (Wooden York) was not popularized except few in Johor State Government at that time. 
  
Confuse??? again???
 
Istana Wooden York (2nd) was also reported damage by fire during heavy bombing by Japanese invader.  It was renovated for Malcolm McDonald in 1945 after he was evicted from Istana Bukit Serene by HH Ibrahim. 
 
 
 
 
 
After the Malayan independent, Istana Wooden York was seldom used by HH Ibrahim, which then prefer to stay at Istana Pasir Pelangi. 

Due to unknown reason, HH Ismail and HH Mahmud Iskandar also reluctant to stay at Wooden York. 
 
From 1957 to 1986, the compound was upkept by assistant emplyed by Istana of Johore.  If I am not mistaken, his name was Hj. Sulaiman, which he live with his family not far from Istana Wooden York.  .
 
 
After his demised in 2004, Istana Wooden York was left unkept, This Istana was reportedly burnt  for a 3rd time by drug addicts  Current condition was beyond repair. 
 
  
 
Now, you relate all the fire related cases at Tyersall within 150 years :

1.  1890 ; destroyed Tyersall House
2.  1905 ; destroyed Grand Ballroom of Tyersall Palace
3.  1925 ; destroyed original Istana Woodneuk
4.  1942 ; damaging Istana Woodneuk
5.  2006 ; destroyed Istana Woodneuk
Eerie coincidences isn't it???

8 comments:

  1. http://ummemory.um.edu.my/ummemory/items/show/254

    cer tengok gambar ni. orang sama ke?

    ReplyDelete
  2. tak habis-habis berbangga dengan hubungan dengan orang putih dan bersifat kenegerian.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Bersifat kenegerian dgn bangga dgn negeri sendiri tak sama. bangga dgn hubungan org putih? to kill ur enemy by knowing ur enemy. lupakah anda mcmana uthmaniah d pecah2kan oleh bangsa penjajah kerana mereka berbaik2 dgn org islam. btw kesultanan johor adalah yg paling lama bertahan dari d jajah berbanding dgn kesultanan negeri2 lain. ye... Pun begitu adalah kesilapan sana sini tp taklah tergadai habis habisan
      oh ye tahukah anda ada satu negeri d pantai timur lagi teruk sifat kenegerian. jika anda bersama dgn rakan dari negeri tersebut, jika kebetulan bertemu dgn kumpulan mereka, anda hampir d abaikan.

      Delete
    2. tak jugak..ada sesetengah je mcam tu..banyakkan bergaul dengan org di pantai timurr tu, insyallah anda bole jadi geng sekali. :D

      Delete
    3. setuju sgt komen mshjohorean.......kelantan mmg kuat kenegeriannye,..

      Delete
  3. Salam, good blog. Tapi kan lagi elok kalau awak amalkan etika penulisan yang baik, tak perlu sempurna tapi cukuplah sekadar lengkap ejaannya, huruf besar kecilnya bagi memudahkan pembaca :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. wahhh best lah blog nea.dah habis dah bace sume entry.takde dah ke? :(

    ReplyDelete
  5. Guna nama yg mak dan bapak bagi le bro....jgn komen negatif. Kalau tak suke jgn komen lagi bagus. Baca je dah le.

    ReplyDelete