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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. The site was redeveloped into Chijmes, which offers retail and dining opportunities. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.
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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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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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CHIJMES : close-up [1]
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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, side view of the three-storeyed building along Victoria Street with its arched windows and a walkway on the first floor. In the background...
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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 a view of the exterior of the converted chapel with its steeple and arched windows and doorways. There is a surrounding wall with a black...
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...