This is a 1982 photograph of the Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple located at Kallang Road, around the corner of Kampong Bugis. The photograph is a wide angle view of the temple and buildings around the area can be seen in the distance and on both sides of the temple. A poster advertising some medical products in Chinese can also be seen. Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple or Sivan Temple is a Hindu temple for Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Sivan or Shiva as the presiding deity. The temple was started by large number of Hindu employees who wanted a shrine to install the deity to seek its protection as well as to sustain their Hindu traditions and values. The temple was thus established on 1 January 1888 on a lease from the Governor of the Straits Settlements. Title devised by Library staff.
This 1994 photograph shows the Kallang Gas Work staff quarters, located at Kampong Bugis. Started in 1861, Kallang Gas Work ceased its operations on 23 March 1998. Kampong Bugis is located within the vicinity of Kallang Road. Title devised by Library staff....
This 1982 photograph shows Kallang Gas Works, at Kallang Road. Kallang Gas Works was built in 1862 to supply piped gas for street lighting. Piped gas production operation was relocated to Senoko Gasworks in 1997. Title devised by Library staff....
This 1982 photograph shows Kallang Road, from Kallang Gas Works towards Kallang Bridge. Kallang Gas Works was built in 1862 to supply piped gas for street lighting. Piped gas production operation was relocated to Senoko Gasworks in 1997. Title devised by Library staff....
This photograph shows part of the Kallang Gas Works. Various pipes and ladders connect a tank on the ground and two chimneys, one of which has smoke bellowing from it. It was demolished in 1998 and relocated to Senoko Gas Works in 1997. Photograph donated by Tan Que Seng and...
This 1960s photograph shows Kallang Gas Works, amidst factories and warehouses. In 1862, Kallang Gas Works was built to supply the first piped gas in Singapore to enable street lighting. It was opened to the public for the first time on 26 March 1998, before it was demolished. Date of...
This 1982 photograph shows Kallang Gas Works, at Kallang Road. Kallang Gas Works was built in 1862 to supply piped gas for street lighting. Piped gas production operation was relocated to Senoko Gasworks in 1997. Title devised by Library staff....
This 1982 photograph shows Kallang Gas Works, at Kallang Road. Kallang Gas Works was built in 1862 to supply piped gas for street lighting. Piped gas production operation was relocated to Senoko Gasworks in 1997. Title devised by Library staff....
This 1982 photograph shows Kampong Bugis, from near Kallang Road junction. Kampong Bugis is named after the Bugis, Orang Laut, pirates and traders from Riau (Indonesia) who came to Singapore in the 1820s. Title devised by Library staff....
Demolition of old shophouses at Nam Lock Street with the Kallang Gas Works in the background. In 1862, the Kallang Gas Works was built to supply the first piped gas in Singapore to enable street lighting. It was under 24 hour surveillance, guarded by Gurkhas since it was opened until...
This photograph shows a panoramic view of the Kallang Gas Works, nicknamed "the blue tin can". It was opened to the public for the first time before it was demolished in 1998. Piped gas production operation was relocated to the Senoko Gasworks in 1997. Photograph donated by Tan Siak Kuan...