Orchard Road Presbyterian Church, 1983 : side view [2]



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01 Nov 1983

Photographed By Lee, Kip Lin

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This 1983 photograph depicts a side view of Orchard Road Presbyterian Church at Penang Road. It was founded in 1856 to minister to the needs of the Scottish business community, making it the earliest Presbyterian church in Singapore. 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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