Orchard Road Market | |
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Coordinates | 1°18′05″N 103°50′26″E / 1.301396°N 103.840599°E |
Orchard Road Market, also known as Tang Leng Pa Sat and Tanglin Pa Sat, was a market on Orchard Road in Singapore. Built in 1891, the market was demolished in 1982 to make way for redevelopments along Orchard Road.
The market was built in 1891 as a replacement of the Orchard Road Municipal Market, originally known as Koek's Market after its original owner, lawyer Edwin Koek, which was found to be inadequate. [1] The new market only had one wing. [2] In 1902, a six-metre-tall cast-iron fountain made in Glasgow was placed in the market. An expansion was made to the market in 1910, adding another wing and a concrete frontage. The structure was raised a few years later due to frequent flooding. A second building was constructed in 1930, costing $25,000. [1]
In 1948, members of the Municipal Commission of Singapore began contemplating adding a second floor to the market, as the market was too small to serve the increasing population of the district. [3] In September 1950, a proposal for the rebuilding of the market into a two-storey building, which would cost $250,000, was rejected on the grounds that it was not an urgent requirement. [4] [5] Instead, essential repairs were made to the market, costing $5,000. [6] [7] An $18,000 expansion was made to the fish section of the market in 1954. [8]
In 1978, the market was earmarked for redevelopment by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, with the market's hawkers being relocated to the then newly built Cuppage Centre. [9] The market was demolished in 1979 and was replaced by Orchard Point. [10] The former site of the market has been included in the Orchard Heritage Trail by the National Heritage Board. [11]
Orchard Road Market | |
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Coordinates | 1°18′05″N 103°50′26″E / 1.301396°N 103.840599°E |
Orchard Road Market, also known as Tang Leng Pa Sat and Tanglin Pa Sat, was a market on Orchard Road in Singapore. Built in 1891, the market was demolished in 1982 to make way for redevelopments along Orchard Road.
The market was built in 1891 as a replacement of the Orchard Road Municipal Market, originally known as Koek's Market after its original owner, lawyer Edwin Koek, which was found to be inadequate. [1] The new market only had one wing. [2] In 1902, a six-metre-tall cast-iron fountain made in Glasgow was placed in the market. An expansion was made to the market in 1910, adding another wing and a concrete frontage. The structure was raised a few years later due to frequent flooding. A second building was constructed in 1930, costing $25,000. [1]
In 1948, members of the Municipal Commission of Singapore began contemplating adding a second floor to the market, as the market was too small to serve the increasing population of the district. [3] In September 1950, a proposal for the rebuilding of the market into a two-storey building, which would cost $250,000, was rejected on the grounds that it was not an urgent requirement. [4] [5] Instead, essential repairs were made to the market, costing $5,000. [6] [7] An $18,000 expansion was made to the fish section of the market in 1954. [8]
In 1978, the market was earmarked for redevelopment by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, with the market's hawkers being relocated to the then newly built Cuppage Centre. [9] The market was demolished in 1979 and was replaced by Orchard Point. [10] The former site of the market has been included in the Orchard Heritage Trail by the National Heritage Board. [11]