Fort Alice

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|opening = 18 April 2015

|location = Sri Aman, Sarawak, Malaysia

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|cost = MYR5 million

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The Fort Alice ({{langx|ms|Kubu Alice}}) is a fort in Sri Aman, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Name

The fort was named after Margaret Alice Lili de Windt, wife of Charles Brooke.{{cite web|url=http://bombasticborneo.com/2015/04/fort-alice-sri-aman-simanggang-sarawak/|date=25 April 2015|title=Fort Alice, Sri Aman (Simanggang) Sarawak|publisher=Bombastic Borneo|access-date=16 November 2016}}

History

The fort was originally constructed in 1864 as the Simanggang Fort after the victory of Charles Brook over Rentap. The fort was listed as historical monument by the Sarawak State Government in 1971.{{cite web|url=http://pamsc.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SA-WS-AR009.pdf|title=Reminiscing Forgotten Treasure...Simanggang|website=Malaysia Institute of Architects (Sarawak Chapter)|access-date=16 November 2016|archive-date=29 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529101220/http://pamsc.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SA-WS-AR009.pdf|url-status=dead}} In June 2013, restoration works began on the fort and was completed on 18 April 2015 with a cost of MYR5 million. It was then reopened as the Sri Aman Heritage Museum.{{cite web|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/03/22/fort-alice-restored-now-a-heritage-museum/|title=Fort Alice restored, now a heritage museum|date=21 March 2015|publisher=Borneo Post Online|access-date=16 November 2016}}

~ Old tradition in Fort Alice (1864-1964) {{cite book |title=Sarawak Long Ago |date=1969 |isbn=983-62-3981-2 |pages=37}}

This was the evening call at eight

o'clock for hundred year, when the Resident used to have his dinner and the draw-

bridge was drawn up for the night. It was a call made by a policeman

after he had struck the eight o'clock gong.

The call was changed slightly twice over the years but

the meaning remained almost the same.

The Call (in Iban)

Oh Ha! Oh Ha! Oh Ha!

Jam diatu pukol lapan,

Tangga udah di-tarit,

Pintu udah di-tambit,