Tag Archives: Queen’s Circus

The Legacies Queen Elizabeth II Left in Singapore

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Remember Singapore

Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has died at an old age of 96. While Queen Victoria (1819-1901), in her 63 years of reign, managed arguably the golden era of the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth II’s record 70 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged British Empire, Elizabeth Drive, Esplanade Park, Keppel Shipyard, Mount Elizabeth, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Philip Walk, Prince Charles Rise, Princess Anne Hill, Princess Elizabeth Community Centre, Princess Elizabeth Estate, Princess Elizabeth Flats, Princess Elizabeth Park, Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria, Queen's Circus, Queen's Close, Queen's Crescent, Queen's Dock, Queen's Way, Queenstown, Queensway, Singapore Improvement Trust, Toa Payoh | 3 Comments

The Fate of Old New Town Secondary School

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Opposite of Margaret Drive, at the junction of Queensway and Commonwealth Avenue (previously was a roundabout called Queen’s Circus), lies the former campus of New Town Secondary School. Established in 1965, the same year as Singapore’s independence, the school was … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Assumption English School, Baharuddin Vocational School, Benjamin Sheares, Clementi Town Secondary School, Commonwealth Avenue, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Dover Road, Hua Yi Secondary School, Jek Yeun Thong, Lee Kuan Yew, Margaret Drive, New Town Secondary School, Queen's Circus, Queenstown, Queensway, Queensway Secondary School, Saint Theresa's Convent School, Singapore 1960s, Tanglin Integrated Secondary School, Tanglin Secondary School, Tanglin Technical Secondary School | 2 Comments

Understanding Singapore’s Different Types of Street Suffixes

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Remember Singapore

According to the Ministry of Transport, there are more than 9,000 lane-km of roads in Singapore, which takes up the nation’s 12% of land. In the past decades, hundreds of roads had been expunged and demolished in the name of … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Admiralty Road West, Advisory Committee On Street Names, Airport Boulevard, Ayer Rajah Crescent, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Bedok Highway, Beo Crescent, Bishopsgate, Bishopswalk, Boat Quay, Brani Causeway, Bukit Ayer Molek, Bukit Timah Expressway, Central Boulevard, Central Expressway, Chinese Cemetery Path 1, Chowringhee, Christian Cemetery Path 2, Clarke Quay, Claymore Hill, Collyer Quay, Colombo Court, Committee On Street Names, Commonwealth Crescent, Compassvale Bow, Coral Island, Dakota Crescent, East Coast Parkway, Eastwood Estate, Eu Tong Sen Street, Eunos Crescent, Geylang Serai, Goodwood Hill, Half-Moon, Haymarket, Jalan Gagak Selari Barat, Jalan Gagak Selari Timor, Jurong Island Highway, Jurong Road Track 22, Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway, Kampong Ampat, Kampong San Teng, Kampong Wak Hassan, Kim Seng Promenade, Knightsbridge, Kranji Expressway, Lengkok Angsa, Lengkok Merak, Lengkong Dua, Lengkong Empat, Lengkong Enam, Lengkong Limi, Lengkong Satu, Lengkong Tiga, Lengkong Tujoh, Mandai Road Track 16, Marina Boulevard, Marina Coastal Expressway, Moon Crescent, Murai Farmway, Muslim Cemetery Path 3, Newton Circus, Nicoll Highway, North Boat Quay, Old Choa Chu Kang Road Track 14, One-North Gateway, Orchard Boulevard, Padang Chancery, Padang Jeringau, Pan-Island Expressway, Paradise Island, Pasir Ris Farmway, Paterson Hill, Pearl Bank, Persiaran Keliling, Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Pioneer Road North, Public Works Department, Punggol Field, Queen's Circus, Queen's Way, Queensway, Raffles Boulevard, Republic Boulevard, Rhu Cross, Rumah Bomba Circus, Seletar Court, Seletar Expressway, Seletar West Farmway, Sembawang Alley, Sengkang Square, Sentosa, Sentosa Gateway, Shenton Way, Springleaf Garden, Stadium Boulevard, Still Road South, Straits Boulevard, Street And Building Names Board, Street Suffixes, Taman Bedok, Taman Ho Swee, Taman Tampines, Tampines Concourse, Tampines Expressway, Tampines Grande, Tanjong Penjuru, Telok Blangah Crescent, Temasek Boulevard, The Causeway, The Inglewood, The Knolls, The Loop, The Oval, Toa Payoh East, Toa Payoh North, Toa Payoh South Flyover, Toa Payoh West, Treasure Island, Tuas Second Link Highway, Tuas South Boulevard, Upper Changi Road East, Urban Redevelopment Authority, West Coast Highway, Whampoa East, Whampoa North, Whampoa South, Whampoa West, Woodlands Causeway, Woodlands Crossing, Woodlands Square, York Hill | 9 Comments

A Singapura Mystery – The Queenstown Shooting 1972

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Remember Singapore

It was a sunny Sunday noon, like any other normal weekends in Singapore. Yet a tragic case happened and shocked the Singapore society; an unsolved case that still baffles many till this day, even after 43 years. On 17 September 1972, at around … Continue reading →