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This is a 1983 photograph showing Read Bridge, from Ellenborough Market, at Boat Quay. 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, 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, 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 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....
Read Street godown : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows the Industrial Commercial Bank godown, located at the end of Read Bridge (at Read Street). 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 Read Bridge : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows North Boat Quay, from Read Bridge. Squatter settlements can be seen along the bank of the Singapore River. Title devised by Library staff....
North Boat Quay, from Read Bridge : general view
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This 1983 photograph shows North Boat Quay, from Read Bridge. Squatter settlements can be seen along the bank of the Singapore River. There is a bumboat docked at the side of the river bank. Title devised by Library staff....
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Clarke Quay godown : general view [2]
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A 1982 photograph depicting a 1925 godown near Read Bridge at Clarke Quay. Clarke Quay, named after Lt. General Sir Andrew Clarke, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1873 - 1875), was once full of godowns. It is now filled with restaurants, craft shops and a Sunday market. The Read Bridge,...
Read Street godown, towards Read Bridge : exterior
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This is a 1982 photograph showing a godown on Read Street, from near Clarke Quay towards Read Bridge and North Boat Quay. The Read Bridge, named after William Henry Macleod Read, a prominent Scottish businessman, is formerly known as Merchant Bridge. Clarke Quay, named after Lt. General Sir Andrew Clarke,...