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The Colonial Bungalows and “Country” Roads at Sembawang

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Remember Singapore

A reminder of Singapore’s colonial past, there are more than 400 colonial houses, or sometimes known as the black and white houses, still standing in different parts of Singapore. One large cluster of Singapore’s colonial houses are located at the … Continue reading →

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The Colonial Charms of Wessex Estate’s Black and White Houses

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Even as the rapid development of the one-north biomedical, media and other engineering industries creep towards its doorstep, a walk around Wessex Estate, off Portsdown Road, still makes one feel he has travelled back in time. Wessex Estate’s clusters of … Continue reading →