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This is a 2004 photograph of CHIJMES, which was originally the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus. The buildings were converted for commercial use and currently house restaurants and shops. This is an exterior, side view of the three-storeyed Caldwell House, along Victoria Street with its arched windows and a walkway on the first floor. In the background is Raffles City. Title devised by Library staff.
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CHIJMES Chapel : exterior
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CHIJMES was originally the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus. The buildings were converted for commercial use and currently houses restaurants and shops. This is an exterior view of the back of the chapel built in the Gothic architectural style. The adjoining lower building is semi-octagonal with four small steeples...
CHIJMES Chapel : exterior
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CHIJMES was originally the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus. The buildings were converted for commercial use and currently houses restaurants and shops. This is a side view of the former chapel in the Gothic architectural style with its steeple and pitched roof. In the foreground is part of a...
CHIJMES Chapel : interior
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CHIJMES was originally the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus. The buildings were converted for commercial use and currently houses restaurants and shops. This is a view of the chapel interior showing a wall with three stained glass windows depicting events concerning the infant Jesus. The Gothic arches and architectural...
CHIJMES, Chapel : interior
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This photograph shows the exquisitely restored chapel of the former Convent of Holy Infant Jesus, with gothic vaulted arches and stained glass windows. It is now a popular wedding venue. ...
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CHIJMES : close-up [1]
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Shown in this photograph is CHIJMES, which used to be the Convent of Holy Infant Jesus. The convent was founded by Father Jean-Marie Beurel in 1854, who also founded SJI a few years earlier. ...
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Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus : exterior [2]
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This 1985 photograph shows the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) at Victoria Street. CHIJ is a premier girls’ school established in 1854 by an order of French Catholic nuns. In 1983, the primary and secondary schools relocated to no. 626 and no. 628 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh respectively....
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Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus : exterior [1]
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This 1985 photograph shows the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) at Victoria Street. CHIJ is a premier girls’ school established in 1854 by an order of French Catholic nuns. In 1983, the primary and secondary schools relocated to no. 626 and no. 628 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh respectively....
![Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus : general view [1]](https://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/cms/image/f1febc2d-6166-495f-b8c0-2d9b0d93ee68.jpg)
Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus : general view [1]
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This 1985 photograph shows the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) at Victoria Street. CHIJ is a premier girls’ school established in 1854 by an order of French Catholic nuns. In 1983, the primary and secondary schools relocated to no. 626 and no. 628 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh respectively....
![Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus : general view [2]](https://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/cms/image/89bbd2ca-9cf8-4ed6-876f-9180437795bf.jpg)
Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus : general view [2]
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This 1985 photograph shows the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) at Victoria Street. CHIJ is a premier girls’ school established in 1854 by an order of French Catholic nuns. In 1983, the primary and secondary schools relocated to no. 626 and no. 628 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh respectively....
Kellock Road : general view
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A general view of the exterior of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (C.H.I.J.) at Kellock Road is shown in this 1995 photograph taken from outside Kellock Primary School (southwards). Kellock Road was named after Captain J.K. Kellock, who was the Singapore agent for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam...