Singapore Town Map by Jules M Moniot 1862
Singapore Cricket Club
View of the Singapore Cricket Club from City Hall, April 2016
Established in 1852, it has evolved over the years from being an elite colonial sports club to a multi-racial club catering to the sporting and social needs of the Singaporean community. It is the second oldest club in Singapore, a decade younger than the Singapore Turf Club, then known as the Singapore Sporting Club.
View of the Padang from the Swissotel, Febuary 2006
City Hall
The former City Hall served as an important government office in Singapore. The impressive building bears witness to Singapore’s colonial past and the Japanese Occupation (1942–45) as well as several milestones on its way to independence. Construction began in 1926 and was completed in 1929.
August 2020 - Singapore National Day Celebrations
August 2020 - Coleman Street entrance
Supreme Court
November 2019
The former Supreme Court building was the seat of Singapore’s highest court from 1939 to 2005. The building has an area spanning 5,110 sq m. Conceptualised by Frank Dorrington Ward, it was the last classical building constructed in Singapore between 1937 and 1939.
Supreme Court & City Hall (National Gallery)
The building was gazetted as a national monument in 1992. Restored together with the adjacent City Hall building, with connecting bridges and a rooftop canopy, to become the National Art Gallery, it has since opened in 2015 as the National Gallery Singapore.
August 2020
St Andrews Cathedral
Saint Andrew's Cathedral is the largest and the oldest Anglican Church in Singapore, and the second church to be built in the city (the first being the Armenian Church). The site was marked out by Sir Stamford Raffles in his Town Plan, and on land donated by a wealthy Arab merchant, Syed Sharif Omar bin Ali Aljunied.
Source: Singapore 1819 by Kennie Ting, pg. 54
November 2019
Named after the patron saint of Scotland, St Andrew’s Cathedral is the second church building on the site of the original Church of St Andrew, a location selected by Stamford Raffles in 1823.
August 2020
The first St Andrew’s Church was built by architect George Drumgold Coleman but was later demolished in 1852 because the building was deemed “dangerous”. Lightning conductors were forgotten in the construction. As a result, the spire was twice struck by lightning in 1845 and 1849. It was rebuilt as a cathedral from 1856 to 64 in Gothic style.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/arts/7-historical-facts-you-might-not-know-about-civic-district
Raffles City
This 1972 photograph shows the demolition of Raffles Institution (RI). Known previously as the Singapore Institution, the location of RI is where the Raffles City mall now stands. The school was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1823. The Civilian War Memorial can be seen in the background.
Source: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/pictures/details/ff241d71-5251-4bab-9628-a62d0fd6f76f?download=yes
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