The Singapore Land Authority (SLA), the agency that oversees the management of State Land and Property in Singapore will be opening Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to the public on Labour Day, 1 May 2016. In conjunction with this, SLA will also be launching a photo contest themed “Celebrating Places and Memories”.
A celebration of space and memory at Tanjong Pagar Railway Station in its days of glory.
The contest, for which members of the public are encouraged to share their memories of State properties such as the former railway station, will run from 1 May to 12 June 2016. Intended to create greater awareness and appreciation of State buildings, many of which are rich in heritage and character, there will be two contest categories: Open and Instagram.
Light streaming through a former barrack block at the former Tanglin Barracks at Loewen Road.
The Open category will offer top 3 cash prizes of $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000, with 10 merit prizes each worth $250. 10 prizes will be awarded for the Instagram of $200 each.
Windows into the past – Old Admiralty House.
Submissions may involve any State property, and participants will be directed to the Land query service on Onemap to confirm that the property belongs to the State. A caption (of 50 words or less) should accompany each submission, stating why the State land or building holds significant meaning to the participant. Bonus points will also be awarded for Open category submissions that are also uploaded on SLA’s one Historical Map app.
Command House at 17 Kheam Hock Road.
Submissions may be made from 1 May onwards. For the Open category, this should be emailed to slacontest@spoc.com.sg. For Instagram, intended entries should include the hashtag #SLAplacesandmemories. Further details on the contest will be available on the SLA contest microsite.
The last E&O Express train to depart from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, seen at Bukit Timah Railway Station in June 2011.
Open Houses at State Property:
Note: Other than the open house at Tanjong Pagar Railway Station (another will be held on Vesak Day, 21 May 2016), SLA will hold open houses at two other properties to allow would be participants of the photo contest to photograph them.
These will be at the very grand former Command House , now the UBS Business University campus at 17 Kheam Hock Road on 7 and 8 May from 10 am to 1 pm, and parts of Old Kallang Airport on 15 May from 10 am to 1 pm. Pre-registration is required.
Do look out for the announcement and further information that will be posted on the SLA’s Facebook Page.
(For information relating to registration for the Command House open house, kindly visit this link)
| A non-exhaustive list of State Land and Buildings for which submissions are encouraged: | |
| 1 | Bukit Timah Railway Station including Truss Bridge |
| 2 | Alkaff Mansion (10 Telok Blangah Green) |
| 3 | The Grandstand (200 Turf Club Road) |
| 4 | Johore Battery (27 Cosford Road) |
| 5 | Former Bukit Timah Fire Station (260 Upper Bukit Timah Road) |
| 6 | Former Admiralty House (345 Old Nelson Road) |
| 7 | Old Kallang Airport (19 Old Airport Road) |
| 8 | Red Dot Museum (28 Maxwell Road) |
| 9 | Seletar Black & White houses (inside former Seletar airbase) |
| 10 | Tanglin Village (Dempsey Road, Loewen and Minden Road) |
| 11 | Phoenix Park (within Kay Siang and Tanglin Road) |
| 12 | Raintr3 Hotel (33 Hendon Road) |
| 13 | Dragon Kilns (85 and 97L Lorong Tawas) |
| 14 | Bukit Timah Saddle Club (51 Fairways Drive) |
| 15 | Tanjong Pagar Railway Station |
| 16 | Former Central Police Station (99 Beach Road) |
| 17 | Former British Council Branch Office & Training Centre (362 Holland Road) |
| 18 | Former Watch Tower (50 Tanjong Rhu Place) |
| 19 | Former Da Qiao Primary School (10 Ang Mo Kio Street 54) |
| 20 | Community Use Site @ Junction of Tanjong Rhu View & Rhu Cross (popular community use site) |
| 21 | Community Use Site along Tuas South Ave 3 (popular community use site) |
| 22 | Viaduct @ Commonwealth Ave West (space for street art) |
| 23 | Shop houses at 14-38 Orchard Road |
| 24 | Former Station HQ of the Royal Air Force Base and Barracks Blocks for RAF (179 & 450 Piccadilly Road) |
| 25 | Ascott centre for excellence (2 Anthony Road) |
| 26 | BNP Paribus Training Centre (34 & 35 Hendon Road) |
| 27 | AXA University Asia Pacific Campus (3 Ladyhill Road) |
| 28 | UBS Business University (17 Kheam Hock Road) |
| 29 | La Salle College of Arts Campus (9 Winstedt Road) |
| 30 | Alexandra Park ( Winchester Rd & Canterbury Rd) |
| 31 | Adam Park (preferably 7, 8 & 11 Adam Park) |
| 32 | Goodwood Hill (preferably 4A, 5C/D, 15 Goodwood Hill) |
| 33 | Tudor Court (123 – 145 Tanglin Road) |
Also at Tanjong Pagar Railway Station:
‘WOMEN: New Portraits’, an exhibition by Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz, seen through the crowd of reporters and photographers in Singapore in 2014.
‘WOMEN: New Portraits’, an exhibition of newly commissioned photographs by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz feature women of outstanding achievement. Commissioned by UBS, the exhibition will be open to the public from 29 April 2016 to 22 May 2016 at Tanjong Pagar Railway Station’s Main Hall, a stop that is part of a 10-city global tour. Admission is free. Opening hours for the exhibition, including the day of the Open House, is on Monday to Sunday from 10am – 6pm, except for Fridays when the exhibition hours is extended to 8pm. More information is available at www.ubs.com/annieleibovitz.
The Long and Winding Road 
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