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This is a 1983 photograph showing Read Bridge, from Ellenborough Market, at Boat Quay. Construction of the bridge began in 1881 and was completed in 1889. Read Bridge was named after William Henry Macleod Read. The bridge was previously known as Malacca Bridge and Green Bridge. Title devised by Library staff.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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Read Bridge : general view
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A 1983 photograph showing Read Bridge, at North Boat Quay (from South Boat Quay near Ellenborough Market). Read Bridge was named after William Henry Macleod Read. Construction of the bridge began in 1881 and was completed in 1889. The bridge is also known as Malacca Bridge and Green Bridge. Title...
Read Bridge : general view
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A 1983 photograph showing Read Bridge, at North Boat Quay (from South Boat Quay near Ellenborough Market). Read Bridge was named after William Henry Macleod Read. Construction of the bridge began in 1881 and was completed in 1889. The bridge is also known as Malacca Bridge and Green Bridge. Title...
Read Bridge : general view
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A 1983 photograph showing Read Bridge, at North Boat Quay (from South Boat Quay near Ellenborough Market). Read Bridge was named after William Henry Macleod Read. Construction of the bridge began in 1881 and was completed in 1889. The bridge is also known as Malacca Bridge and Green Bridge. Title...
Read Bridge nameplate
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A view of the name of the bridge and the date of its construction in 1889 in honour of a merchant called William Henry Macleod Read....
North Boat Quay, from Read Bridge : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows North Boat Quay (from Read Bridge). The road along the quay, called North Boat Quay, has been turned into a pedestrian mall with the restoration and redevelopment of Clarke Quay in the 1990s. Title devised by Library staff....
North Boat Quay, from Read Bridge : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows North Boat Quay (from Read Bridge). The road along the quay, called North Boat Quay, has been turned into a pedestrian mall with the restoration and redevelopment of Clarke Quay in the 1990s. Title devised by Library staff....
Read Street godown : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows the Industrial Commercial Bank godown, located at the end of Read Bridge (at Read Street). Read Street was named after William Henry Macleod Read. Read Street, located within the vicinity of Clarke Quay, is now a pedestrian mall. Title devised by Library staff....
Read Street godown : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows the Industrial Commercial Bank godown, located at the end of Read Bridge (at Read Street). Read Street was named after William Henry Macleod Read. Read Street, located within the vicinity of Clarke Quay, is now a pedestrian mall. Title devised by Library staff....
North Boat Quay, towards Read Bridge : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows North Boat Quay, from near Coleman Bridge (towards Read Bridge). The road along the quay, also named North Boat Quay, has been turned into a pedestrian mall with the restoration and redevelopment of Clarke Quay in the 1990s. Title devised by Library staff....
