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Three winners recognised for conservation excellence at the URA Architectural Heritage Awards 2014
Retrieved from South East Asia Building, Nov/Dec 2014, Pages 28 & 29
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Hello Singapore, Channel 8 (18/07/2016)
老房子 新鲜事: Jalan Besar
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377 & 383 Jalan Besar_Hello Singapore, Channel 8 (25/07/2016)
老房子 新鲜事: Kam Leng Hotel
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75 Maude Road_Oral history interview with Koh Teong Koo
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75 Maude Road_The Rickshaw puller who saved Lee Kuan Yew
Trishaw rider Koh Teong Koo pedals steadily down Oxley Road, pulling up at No. 38, the home of Singapore's prime minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. A group of his friends trail in a car from a safe distance, expecting him to be turned away by the Gurkha guards at the gate. None of them believes his story that he regularly visits the home of Singapore's most powerful man.
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371 Race Course Road_Abbot, 93, makes it to China again
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 7 May 1993, Page 25
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371 Race Course Road_Abbot has Raised $1.7 m for Charity in 35 Years
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 10 May 1990, Page 21
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371 Race Course Road_广洽法师昨火化
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao), 3 March 1994, Page 10
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371 Race Course Road_Abbot's Funeral to Start at 2pm followed by Procession
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 5 January 1991, Page 22
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371 Race Course Road_Buddhists Pray for China Peace
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 28 October 1937, Page 12
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371 Race Course Road_荷兰首相夫人参观我国胜地
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao), 4 April 1991, Page 3
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371 Race Course Road_广品法师任龙山寺住持
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao), 2 September 1999, Page 11
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371 Race Course Road_Religious Leaders Attend Abbot's Funeral
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 7 January 1991, Page 3
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371 Race Course Road_Thousands at Abbot's Funeral
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 3 March 1994, Page 22
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555 Serangoon Road_5,000 at Temple
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 24 April 1984, Page 14
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555 Serangoon Road_A 48-Day Consecration Ceremony for Sri Raman Shrine
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, Singapore Monitor, 21 April 1984, Page 4
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555 Serangoon Road_Chariot Lights Up Procession
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 15 September 2007, Page 50
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555 Serangoon Road_Prayers at Temple
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 6 August 1982, Page 10
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555 Serangoon Road_Singapore Temple Wedding
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 15 September 1961, Page 4
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Former Victoria School_Awards for 8 Restoration Projects
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Business Times, 6 October 2009, Page 30
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Former Victoria School_From School to Stately Facility
Retrieved from BeMUSE, Volume 3, Issue 4, Oct-Dec 2010, Page 86 to 91
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Former Victoria School_Milestones
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 15 October 1983, Page 11
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Former Victoria School_PA Moves to a New Home
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 30 June 2009, Page 3
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Former Victoria School_People's Association Kallang HQ to Move
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 4 December 2004, Page H3
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Former Victoria School_Victorian Farewell...
Retrieved from the National Library’s ‘NewspaperSG’ digital archives, The Straits Times, 19 November 1984, Page 27
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A Guide to Memory Lane: Discovering Singapore through NHB’s Community Trails
Retrieved from BeMUSE, Volume 3, Issue 3, Jul-Sep 2010, Page 24 to 35
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URA Speaker Series: The Urban History of Jalan Besar by Woo Pui Leng
Learn more about the urban history of Jalan Besar from Associate Prof Woo Pui Leng, School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong, who gave a talk at URA in May 2011.
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Going Places Singapore, Jalan Besar-A beautiful incoherence
An intricate, meticulously restored row of 1920s Chinese Baroque shophouses set against the backdrop of flashy, modern residential developments. Trendy cafes and florists with French facades juxtaposed against dark mechanical hardware stores. This is the beautifully incoherent world of Jalan Besar.
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Jalan Besar - A Heritage Trail
The Jalan Besar Heritage Trail is a tale of two former swamps. First, we trace the urban development of a floodplain that once existed on the north bank of the Rochor River. Next, we chart the stories of the communities and cultures that sprung up around the muddy basin of Singapore’s longest waterway, the Kallang River.
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Jalan Besar - A Heritage Trail_1 Hamilton Road
Anglican Chinese services in Singapore could possibly trace their origin to 1856, when a stirring Whitsunday sermon by Revd William Humphrey of St Andrew’s Church (now St Andrew’s Cathedral) aroused interest in setting up local congregations.
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Jalan Besar - A Heritage Trail_10 to 44 (even nos.) Petain Road
Shophouses and their residential counterpart, the terrace house, have been a quintessential part of the Singapore urban landscape ever since their basic design was laid down in Raffles' Town Plan of 1822.
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Jalan Besar - A Heritage Trail_143 to 163 Lavender Street
In the 1930s, the Lee Rubber Company built a row of eleven shophouses between Foch and Tyrwhitt Roads, which have been conserved and retain their originate Art Deco facades with pastel tiles.
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Jalan Besar - A Heritage Trail_277 Jalan Besar
Clan associations arose in early Singapore as migrants formed self-help and mutual support groups based on their places of origin, surname or dialect.
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Jalan Besar - A Heritage Trail_290 and 298 Jalan Besar
This pair of buildings at the junction of Allenby Road and Jalan Besar present an unmissable gateway to the Jalan Besar Stadium, with curving profiles that frame the approach to Tyrwhitt Road.
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Jalan Besar - A Heritage Trail_3 to 41 (odd)and 8 to 42 (even) Hamilton Road
Hamilton Road: A Short History
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Jalan Besar - A Heritage Trail_9 King George's Avenue
Since 2009, this has been the headquarters of the People’s Association. From 1985 to 2001, this was the site of Christ Church Secondary School. But many Singaporeans also have fond memories of this place as the site of Victoria School from 1933 to 1984. (Please note that there is no public access to the premises).
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Jalan Besar
Renuka M.. (2005). Jalan Besar. Retrieved from Singapore Infopedia at http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_585_2005-01-13.html. All Rights Reserved. National Library Board, Singapore, 2005.
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Lavender Street
Naidu Ratnala Thulaja. (2005). Lavender Street. Retrieved from Singapore Infopedia at http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_380_2005-01-26.html. All Rights Reserved. National Library Board, Singapore, 2005.
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Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hall
Joanna HS Tan and Faizah bte Zakaria. (2011). Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hall. Retrieved from Singapore Infopedia at http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1831_2011-08-23.html. All Rights Reserved. National Library Board, Singapore, 2011.
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Serangoon Road
Heirwin Mohd Nasir. (2005). Serangoon Road. Retrieved from Singapore Infopedia at http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_24_2005-01-10.html. All Rights Reserved. National Library Board, Singapore, 2005.
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