The Jugra Insitu Museum...

"Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends…" - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

 

(The old 'Rumah Pasong')

02°50′09.53″N 101°24′46.14″E
2.835981, 101.412818

(Insitu Museum of Jugra)

(We were the first to arrive)

(The strong armored truck at the entrance)

(Another GMC C15TA displayed in the compound)

(Declared as a Heritage Site)

Our self-tour of Jugra started from the The Jugra Insitu Museum, situated at the foot of Bukit Jugra. The double-storey building in which the museum is housed used to be an old district Police Station and prison. It was constructed in 1878 by British police officer Capt. Harry Charles Syers. It was used to carry out sentences according to the British judicial system of the time. The upper floor functioned as a courtroom whereas the ground floor served as a prison.

(Stone Mill for sugar cane)

(Direction to historical sites)

(An old well in the old Police Station compound)

(Remains of an old tree trunk)

(Another old well behind the museum)

(Access to ammunition store and police quarters) 

(Inspecting the compound)

(Stairs leading to the upper floor)

The historical building was gazetted by the Department of National Heritage on 19 November 2002 and has since been restored to its former glory. It now functions as a museum with 3 exhibition halls containing displays and dioramas on the building itself, the Selangor Sultanate and Jugra’s other nearby heritage buildings including Istana Bandar Jugra, Masjid Sultan Alaeddin and The Royal Mausoleum Makam Sultan Abdul Samad.

(Walking through history at our own pace)

(The Sultanate era)

(Sultan Abdul Samad)

(Restoration of old buildings)

(Discovering relics and artefacts)

The star attractions at the Muzium Insitu Jugra are 2 GMC C15TA armoured trucks produced during the Second World War and used by the Royal Malaysian Police during the emergency period around 1948-1960. The museum is opened daily and admission is free.

(The old Jugra Police Station)

(A full uniformed policeman)

(Important police accessories)

(Prisoners' hands and Legs cuffs)

(Policemen during a parade)

(The time tunnel)

(Artefacts discovered during excavation)

(Old ceramic remains discovered)