Kellies Castle The 100-years-old castle  Kellies Castle
Somewhere near Batu Gajah, suburb of Ipoh, stood the Kellies
Castle surrounding by river.  It was intended to be the hub of
social life for the area's wealthy colonial planters and
administrators - a grand mansion with a six-storey tower, wine
cellar, and stately columns. Moorish arches and walls
embellished with Greco-Roman designs.  There was to be a rooftop
courtyard for parties, a helicopter landing space and even the
first shaft lift in the country to connect the underground
tunnel up to the top floor.  History of the never completed
castle...  William Kellie Smith, born in Dallas, North-Eastern
Scotland to a farmer and his wife on 1st of March, 1870. At the
tender age of 20, he traveled to Malaya (old name of Malaysia)
to seek for his fortune.  This had proven to be a wise choice,
since he was soon engaged by an estate owner to help in the
construction of public roads in South Perak and gathered some
fortune from his share of the venture's profits