Memories of Singapore

Photos and Images submitted to the Memories of Singapore website


Most viewed - Dave Papworth
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Ford Factory Museum336 viewsLieutenant General Percival and Lieutenant General Yamashita Tomoyika
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Botanic Gardens335 viewsSome of the terrapins that inhabited the lake.
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Ford Factory Museum335 viewsJapanese bicycles used in the invasion of Malaya and then Singapore
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Sentosa Island334 viewsThis photo of the cable car system and harbour area was taken from the top of the Carlsberg tower, 280m up.
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SPCA and Dave Papworth333 viewsMy sister Gill, Maggie, who was one of the SPCA supervisors and me. I believe we had just presented Maggie with our collection tin. My sister and I had gone round all the Flats in Far East Mansions carol
singing and had raised quite a bit of cash. (Later Maggie took us to see The Italian Job, which hadn't long been released).
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The Mackan331 viewsThe mackan (think the spelling is right) is actually two pieces of
bamboo, the stall holder would walk up and down banging them together in his
/ her own special way to advertise the fact the stall was ready for
business. I used to bang the two pieces of wood together for a bit of a laugh to confuse the locals.
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Singapore Ministry of Arts331 viewsThis colourful building is the Singapore Ministry of Arts
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Ford Factory Museum329 viewsJapanese occupation money, (I actually have one of the $10 notes
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Botanic Gardens328 viewsThis photo was taken at one end of the same lake.
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Bourne School 2006327 viewsAt the bottom just before the ascent.
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Bourne School 2006326 viewsView looking down from the top, I think the building on the left was put up post Bourne era
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Botanic Gardens326 viewsOne of the many paths in the gardens.
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