page_title: Taman Free School
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Taman Free School / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Main gate of Penang Free School in January 2017.
context_page_description: Taman Free School is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located 2.5 km southwest of the city centre, Taman Free School, which was named after the nearby Penang Free School, forms part of the Batu Lanchang suburb.
context_section_description: Taman Free School mainly consists of low- and medium-cost flats and apartments, which were built in the 1970s. Each of the walk-up apartments is five-storeys high and were not equipped with lifts at the time of construction. In recent years, proposals have been made to rejuvenate the area, which entail the improvement of public facilities and the construction of newer apartments to lower maintenance costs.
caption: Penang Free School, Southeast Asia's oldest English school, is situated to the west of Taman Free School.
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