Calling all ghoulish die-hards. Halloween is fast approaching and if you've yet to plan anything for the upcoming spookfest then it's about time you should. The celebration, which falls on Oct 31st every year, will be a little different this year than most years for obvious reasons. And while we didn't get the chance to celebrate Halloween as we usually.
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Built during the Second World War
View Road Hospital has lived multiple lives since its construction in 1941. Before its time as a mental institution, it was known as
Rimau Offices and Accommodation and was used as a command centre for the British Army.
The building sits on a hilltop, meaning panoramic views from its many hallways.
Image credit: @lenzstory
While not much is known of its time during WWII, some accounts say that it was used by the Japanese military as a naval base. And true to its name, View Road served as a prime vantage point to keep watch over the Causeway to ensure that British troops didn’t enter Singapore from Malaysia – or
The Straits Times
From phantom thieves to guardians of hospital gates, find out more about Singapore s intriguing medical history
Discover the treasure trove of hidden secrets in these notable heritage institutions
Old Changi Hospital is notorious for being haunted. However, independent researcher and heritage enthusiast Jerome Lim explains that most of the myths surrounding the former hospital hold very little water.PHOTO: JEROME LIM
PublishedMay 10, 2021, 4:00 am SGT
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20 04 2021
A peek into the beautiful BNP Paribas Asia-Pacific Campus. Established in 2014, the campus occupies two beautifully restored former barrack blocks of the former (Royal Engineers) Kitchener Barracks in Changi. The two blocks, currently Block 34 and 35 and formerly B an C Blocks, were among the first to be built in the Changi Cantonment that was developed from the end of the 1920s into the late 1930s and provide an excellent example of how such buildings could be restored and repurposed in the light of the recently announced Ideas Competition for Changi Point and old Changi Hospital (see also: Ideas sought to repurpose Old Changi Hospital, enhance surrounding Changi Point area).