Views from the British resident's place in Bukit Chandan

Continuing from Anna and the King shooting location in Kuala Kangsar.

On a part of the hill called Bukit Chandan lies this building which used to be house of the British resident to Perak. It now houses the office and amenities of the girls' school, Sekolah Raja Perempuan Kelsom.

What interested me however is the fact that the building stood on the site of the house of 19th century Perak noblewoman named Che Mida. The famous British office Frank Swettenham wrote in his journal dated 15th February 1874 how from the grounds of the house he could see about 3 miles of the Perak river in convex curve and the Kangsar river joining it about 50 yards from where he was sitting.

I wanted to see if I could catch the sight from what could be surmised as the area around where Swettenham was sitting.

The Perak river was not in sight...

But I could clearly see the bridge crossing the river in between these trees.

So I suppose if the surroundings are clear enough, not blocked by trees and buildings one should be able to catch the sight described by Swettenham. That should be enough.