Second page of photos from Dave Papworth visit to
Singapore in September 2006 |
General scenes of Singapore |
This photo is me (Dave P) standing in the grounds of Far
East Mansions at roughly the same spot as one of my
earlier ones taken
in the sixties, that can be seen on this site |
This ground floor flat at Far East Mansions used to be
the families club for the forces residents in the sixties
Sadly far east
mansions was demolished in July 2007 to make way for newer taller flats. |
This Far East Mansion’s flat (just above that in red) was
my old family home in the sixties |
This is Kim Yam Road just outside Far East Mansions
looking down towards the River. The area on the right used to be a large
Kampong with a Michelin tyre factory next door. The tyre factory was a
former WWII POW Camp |
Sri Marimann Hindu Temple in Southbridge Road (China
Town) |
These are some old bank buildings I came across in the
now very modern Clarke Quay area that had somehow overlooked the
bulldozers, a section of the old road can also be seen along side |
A section of the ornate inner roof of the Sri Marimann
Temple |
Night time in Temple Street, China Town, (I had a nice
Satay dinner from the stall with the red and yellow sign) |
This amusing poster was in a gents loo at Sentosa |
This shop in Smith Street, China Town sold mainly paper
goods, e.g. hell bank notes for burning to the hungry ghosts. The
locals clearly move with the times, just above the archway you can see a
laptop! |
Southbridge road with the Sri Marimann Temple and the
China Town area on the left |
This is my wife standing in what is now New Bugis Street |
Another photo of the Bugis Street area, also showing the
original Street now a market, (and much cleaned up from what is was in
the sixties) |
CK Tangs, Orchard Road, I was told the new store was
built on the site of the old |
Tangs Market on the lower floor |
A Moon Festival lantern and cake seller in Smith Street,
China Town |
Chit Chats on a wall taken opposite the Sri Marimann
temple |
A replica of the Changi Jail Chapel that was built by
allied POW’s in WWII |
The coastal area of Pasir Ris, this didn’t appeared to
have changed much |
This plant, nicknamed “touch me not” has leaves which
folded up when touched, I found these at Pasir Ris |
Photo taken at Pasir Ris looking across the bay towards
Pulau Ubin |
A Jack Fruit I came across at Pasir Ris MRT |
This colourful building is the Singapore Ministry of Arts |
Sign that was on an MRT train, note that the authorities
have yet decided on just what the fine should be for carrying durian on
their trains |
Wing Seong Fatty’s in Albert Street (near Bugis),
apparently this place was a very popular food stall run by the present
owners father back in the sixties |
Bugis Street at night, Suntec city buildings can be seen
in the background |
Inside Bugis Street Market at night |
Pagoda Street China Town, this structure has been built
over the original street and forms part of a bridge running over the
main road alongside. The escalators go down directly to China Town MRT
station |