Stamford Raffles’s birth Thomas Stamford Raffles (Sir) (b. 6 July 1781, off Port Morant, Jamaica–d. 5 July 1826, Middlesex, England), known as ...

Sophia Hull Sophia Hull (b. 5 May 1786, London–d.12 December 1858, Middlesex, England) became the second wife of Sir Stamford Raffles, ...

Stamford Raffles’s death Thomas Stamford Raffles (Sir) (b. 6 July 1781, off Port Morant, Jamaica–d. 5 July 1826, Middlesex, England) died at ...

Olivia Mariamne Raffles Olivia Mariamne Raffles née Devenish (b. 16 February 1771, India–d. 26 November 1814, Buitenzorg, Batavia, Dutch East ...

Family of Sir Stamford Raffles Sir Stamford Raffles (b. 6 July 1781, off Port Morant, Jamaica–d. 5 July 1826, Middlesex, England), the founder of modern ...

Singapore River communities Singapore River communities were people living by or around the Singapore River. In ancient times, Singapore, then known ...

Stamford Raffles's career and contributions to Singapore Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (b. 6 July 1781, off Port Morant, Jamaica–d. 5 July 1826, Middlesex, England) is known as ...

Bumboats Bumboats, also known as lighters, are large boats or sea-going barges. They were used in the Malay Archipelago for the ...

Nathaniel Wallich Nathaniel Wallich (b. 28 January 1786, Copenhagen, Denmark–d. 28 April 1854, London, England) was a widely respected ...

Joan Hon Joan Hon (b. 1943, Penang, Malaya –) is a writer and former teacher. She wrote and published a fiction book, Star Sapphire, ...

Singapore Stone An ancient relic, the Singapore Stone is a slab of sandstone that was a large boulder discovered in June 1819 in Singapore. ...

Philip Jackson Lieutenant Philip Jackson (b. 24 September 1802, Durham, England–d. 1879) was an officer in the Bengal Regiment Artillery, ...

Singapore River (historical overview) The Singapore River is located within the island’s Central Region. The 3.2-kilometre-long waterway – from its mouth ...

Singapore Chronicle The Singapore Chronicle was the first newspaper in Singapore. Its inaugural issue was published on 1 January 1824. Originally ...

Sampan The sampan, known as kolek in Malay, is a small wooden boat, skiff or canoe-like coastal craft typically propelled by ...

Boat Quay Boat Quay, a river embankment on the south bank of the Singapore River, is one of the oldest and most historical areas ...

Raffles' Bust Raffles' Bust, a marble portrait of Sir Stamford Raffles, was originally designed and cast by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey ...

Singapore Institution Library (1837–1844) The Singapore Institution Library grew from a vision, by Sir Stamford Raffles, for an educated Singapore. Upon the founding ...

Ellenborough Market Ellenborough Market, market and trading centre in Ellenborough Street by the Singapore River, located in the Central ...

Temenggung Abdul Rahman Temenggung Abdul Rahman (d. 8 December 1825, Singapore), also known as Dato’ Temenggung Seri Maharaja Abdul Rahman or ...

Cavenagh Bridge Cavenagh Bridge is located across the Singapore River in the Central Region. It is named after William Orfeur Cavenagh, ...

Flint Street Flint Street stretches from Battery Road to Boat Quay and is flanked on each side by the Bank of China building and ...

North Bridge Road North Bridge Road is one of the earliest roads in Singapore. It runs through the downtown core and Rochor and Kallang ...

Alexander Laurie Johnston Alexander Laurie Johnston (b. Dumfriesshire, South Scotland–d. February 1850, Bluehill, Kircudbright, Scotland), a former ...

1819 Singapore Treaty On 6 February 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles, Temenggong Abdu’r Rahman and Sultan Husain Shah (also spelt as Hussein Shah) ...

Raffles Place Raffles Place is a commercial space that includes buildings such as the Arcade, Clifford Centre, Straits Trading, Hong ...

Gambling farms in the 19th century Gambling activities, also known as gaming, in colonial Singapore attracted different opinions from the colonial administrators. ...

Iskandar Shah Iskandar Shah, also spelt as Iskandar Syah, is closely associated with Singapore and Melaka during the 14th and 15th ...

William H. Read William Henry Macleod Read, K.C.N.L., C.M.G., affectionately known as WH, (b. 7 February 1819, Scotland–d. 10 May 1909, ...

William Farquhar Major-General William Farquhar (b. 26 February 1774, Newhall, Kincardineshire, Scotland–d. 11 May 1839, Perth, Scotland) ...

Pickering Street Pickering Street is located in the Downtown Core, within the Central Region. It was named after William Alexander Pickering, ...

Sultan Hussein Shah Sultan Hussein Mohamed Shah (b. 1776–d. 5 September 1835, Malacca) or Tengku Long (or Sulong, which means eldest in ...

John Crawfurd John Crawfurd (b. 1783, Scotland–d. 1868, England) was the second British Resident of Singapore, holding office from ...

Cold Storage The earliest supermarket in Singapore, Cold Storage Company Ltd was established in 1903. It pioneered the processing ...

Raffles Lighthouse Raffles Lighthouse is located on Pulau Satumu, or “one tree island”, 23 km southwest of Singapore, at the western entrance ...

Mount Sophia Mount Sophia was one of Singapore’s earliest middle-class residential neighborhoods in the 1800s. Early residents included ...

Collyer Quay Collyer Quay is a street and seawall located in the Downtown Core of Singapore’s central region. Built by convict labour, ...

Chulia Street Chulia Street is located in the central region of Singapore, within the downtown core. Its former name, Kling Street, ...

Raffles Town Plan (Jackson Plan) The Raffles Town Plan, also known as the Jackson Plan, refers to Stamford Raffles’s plan for the town of Singapore formulated ...

Beach Road Beach Road is bounded by North Bridge Road, Tan Quee Lan Street and Seah Street. It was historically designated a part ...

Singapore Library (1845–1874) The Singapore Library, which grew out of the Singapore Institution Library, was established on 22 January 1845 as a ...

Fullerton Square Fullerton Square, located in the Downtown Core of the Central Region, was named in honour of Robert Fullerton, the first ...

William A. Pickering William Alexander Pickering (b. 9 June 1840, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England–d. January 1907, San Remo, Italy) was ...

Tigers in Singapore Tigers in Singapore were sighted mostly in the forested areas of Bukit Timah, Choa Chu Kang and Pulau Ubin during the ...