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This is a 1983 photograph showing Read Bridge, at North Boat Quay (from South Boat Quay near Ellenborough Market). 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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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, from Ellenborough Market (at Boat Quay). 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 devised by Library staff....
Read Bridge : general view
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A 1983 photograph showing Read Bridge, from Ellenborough Market (at Boat Quay). 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 devised by Library staff....
North Boat Quay shop : interior
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This 1983 photograph shows the interior of a shop, at North Boat Quay. This photograph was from South Boat Quay, near Ellenborough Market. Three people can be seen working in the shop. Title devised by Library staff....
North Boat Quay, from South Boat Quay : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows North Boat Quay, and Read Bridge on the Singapore River (from South Boat Quay, near Ellenborough Market). Read Bridge was named in honour of political and social activist and merchant, William H. Read. Bumboats can be seen docked at the quay. Title devised by Library staff....
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....
Read Street : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows Read Street, from Read Bridge. 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, from South Boat Quay : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows North Boat Quay (from South Boat Quay, near Ellenborough Market). There are shophouses along the bank of the Singapore River and bumboats are docked at the quay. The road along the quay, which is also named North Boat Quay, has been turned into a pedestrian mall...
North Boat Quay, from South Boat Quay : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows North Boat Quay (from South Boat Quay, near Ellenborough Market). There are shophouses along the bank of the Singapore River and bumboats are docked at the quay. The road along the quay, also named North Boat Quay, has been turned into a pedestrian mall with the...
North Boat Quay, from South Boat Quay : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows North Boat Quay (from South Boat Quay, near Ellenborough Market). There are shophouses along the bank of the Singapore River and bumboats are docked at the quay. The road along the quay, which is also named North Boat Quay, has been turned into a pedestrian mall...