Conservation

Plans are in the works to conserve three buildings at the site of the former Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) in Orchard Road, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Friday. It said it has proposed their protection and that the buildings will be adapted to house new cultural and lifestyle uses, in line with the Government's plans to strengthen and differentiate Orchard Road with unique...

Eight shophouses in Jalan Besar – 593 Serangoon Road, 458 Race Course Road and 1 to 11 Balestier Road, will be put up by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for conservation status. The conservation of these eight shophouses will complete the cluster of heritage buildings along Serangoon Road, Race Course Road and Tessensohn Road, and add to the rich character and history of the Jalan Besar...

A 104-year-old church building belonging to St Joseph’s Church, Victoria Street, will be gazetted for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), St Joseph’s Church announced on Thursday (Jun 30). Built in 1912, the Parochial House of St Joseph’s Church served as the headquarters of the Portuguese Mission till 1981, and later as the residence of the Bishop of Macau until 1999, when...

Five former Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) blocks at Kampong Silat have been gazetted for conservation under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) Master Plan 2014. Originally there were 15 blocks of flats located at Silat Avenue – mostly built between 1949 and 1952. Some blocks have since been demolished. In 2007, residents moved to Kim Tian Road under the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment...

Seventy-five buildings - including Alexandra Hospital, Queenstown Public Library and parts of Seletar airbase - were gazetted to be conserved as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Master Plan 2014 on Friday (June 6). All 75 buildings had been proposed for conservation under the Draft Master Plan 2013. The Master Plan, gazetted on Friday by Chief Planner Lim Eng Hwee, is the statutory land use...

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will waive the processing fees for applications to carry out localised repair and maintenance works that do not alter the structure or appearance of conserved buildings. This will take effect from November 1. In a blog post, Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan said this would make it easier for owners to keep conserved buildings in good...

Three former school buildings are to be conserved. They are the former Chong Cheng School at Aliwal Street, the former Anglo-Chinese School at Cairnhill Road and the modern block of the former St Anthony's Convent at Middle Road. Minister of State for National Development, Mr Lee Yi Shyan said although the schools have moved to other locations, the buildings, with their distinctive facades, remain...

Did you know the watch tower of the Central Fire Station was once the tallest monument in Singapore when the station was completed in 1909? At 110 feet, it was also the ideal height for fire-fighters to dry their fire hoses. And just a stone's throw away is the MICA Building, which was formerly the Hill Street Police Station. It used to house 1,000 people, including policemen and their families. These...

The Singapore government has announced it would be keeping both the Tajong Pagar Railway Station and the Bukit Timah Railway Station because of their deep historical significance and to protect physical reminders of the country's rich heritage. The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB) is gazetting the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station as a national monument, while the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is...

The Singapore Conference Hall and the adjoining Trade Union House which was the former home of the labour movement, have been gazetted as National Monuments by the Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB). Also being gazetted are three Esplanade Park Memorials, the Lim Bo Seng Memorial, Tan Kim Seng Fountain and Cenotaph. This brings the number of Singapore's National Monuments to 63. The Board said the...