Plaque in Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church : close-up [2]

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16 Feb 1992

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This 1992 photograph shows a memorial plaque in Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church. The plaque is in memory of Reverend J.A.B. Cook (1854-1926), the pioneer missionary in Singapore for the English Presbyterian Church. Title devised by Library staff.

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Plaques, plaquettes--Singapore--Photographs

Presbyterian church buildings--Singapore--Photographs

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Religious buildings

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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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