Many thanks to Dave Papworth for
these photos taken in September 2006. |
Ford Factory Museum |
The walk to the surrender chamber from the from the main
entrance |
Inside the surrender chamber, (the Board Room), this are
the actual table and some of the chairs. |
Another view of the surrender chamber taken from the
opposite corner, note the time on the clock, the exact time the
surrender document was signed. |
As previous but slightly to the left to show the wall
map. The photo on the left (table) is of the signing while that on the
right is of the British approaching the factory |
Japanese bicycles used in the invasion of Malaya and then
Singapore |
Lieutenant General Percival and Lieutenant General
Yamashita Tomoyika |
Chair from the supreme court symbolising the transfer of
British seat of power to the Japanese with the establishment of the
Japanese Judicial system |
Japanese occupation money, (I actually have one of the
$10 notes |
The outside of the old factory as it is today |
The peace garden that has now been created in the
grounds |
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There was difficulty in taking
photographs through the large protective glass windows of the Surrender
Chamber. So after
discussing this with the Curator, Dave was kindly allowed to enter the
room to take some of the above photographs. |
China Town Museum |
The building in the centre, (China Town) with the blue
doors was a former opium den and is in Pagoda Street |
This is Sago Street, where the notorious death houses
used to be, a whole row which was opposite these were pulled down just
six month prior to this photo being taken, now there are only two of the
former houses left, the shop house on the right with the revamped
frontage and the building next to it with the original light blue
shutters |
An upstairs food preparation area in the museum |
The opposite side of the same room |
This appeared to be a dinning area |
This area was used for sewing and repair work |
This was the outside loo, a hole cut into a stone slab,
(just out of the picture where the door is |
This food preparation area was just a few feet across
from the previous photo! |
Sentosa
Island |
Photo of the cable car system from Mount Faber |
Photo of the cable car harbour building also taken from
Mount Faber |
I took this during the cable car crossing while still
over the main land, apparently its 80m up, not for the faint hearted |
The giant Merlion |
View looking out from the jaws of the Merlion, the area
with all the cranes is Pulau Brani and it’s not mentioned in any of the
tourist literature |
Photo taken in the herb garden next to the musical
fountain, I included this because of the amusing notice which reads,
“Our plants and fruit may look tempting but please do not pluck or we
will have to charge you $50 per fruit / plant or hand you over to the
police”. |
Photo of the musical fountain, where stress reliving
music was played over a loud speaker system |
This photo of the cable car system and harbour area was
taken from the top of the Carlsberg tower, 280m up. |
Photo looking down on the Merlion was also taken from the
Carlsberg tower. |
Photo of the Carlsberg Tower. The car rides up and down
the pillar rotating slowly around until it reaches the top, 280m up. |
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Botanic
Gardens |
Photo of some local girls in the gardens.
A
Guest Book entry by 'rasserie' suggests that they may be Filipinos. |
Photo of what I think was the original lake from the
sixties era. |
A water feature. |
One of the many paths in the gardens. |
Another lake in the gardens, I believe a newer one. |
This photo was taken at one end of the same lake. |
The same lake once again photographed from the opposite
side looking back up from the previous photo. |
Some of the terrapins that inhabited the lake. |