Places Tours & Trails

Remembering Singapore's Old Waterfront

by Heritage Policy & Research (National Heritage Board)
25 May • 04:00pm
25 May • 10:00am

In this guided tour, visit three landmarks that once graced Singapore's old waterfront and testify to her growth from colony to nation.

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Timing:
Saturday, 25 May | 10am - 11:30am
Sunday, 25 May | 4pm - 5:30pm

Meeting Point: Entrance of Yeh Hai Ching Temple (30B Philip Street, S048696)
Fee: $5
Registration Link: shf24rememberingoldwaterfront.peatix.com

Towering with skyscrapers, Singapore’s waterfront gleams with modernity. As the country has progressed over the years, its waterfront too has been transformed. Visit three landmarks that once graced the island’s old waterfront and testify to her growth from colony to nation: a beautiful colonial-era cast-iron market, her first polytechnic, and the building that was a gift to celebrate her newfound independence. Journey in the shadow of Singapore’s shoreline and trace the footsteps of her development with Remembering Singapore’s Old Waterfront!

Monuments Covered: Former Telok Ayer Market (now Lau Pa Sat), Yueh Hai Ching Temple and Clifford Pier (Fullerton Bay Hotel)

Heritage Policy & Research (National Heritage Board)
Heritage Policy and Research (HPR) is a division under the National Heritage Board (NHB) which spearheads the safeguarding, research and documentation of Singapore’s built heritage, intangible cultural heritage and archaeology, in partnership with non-government organisations and public agencies.




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