#20 OLD NAN HUA SCHOOL, #21 SIKH TEMPLE AND #23 ST MARGARET'S PRIMARY SCHOOL (MOUNT SOPHIA) - THE LIM FAMILY FIELD TRIP (Part III)

MOUNT SOPHIA

THE JOURNEY STARTS!!

Mount Sophia Roadsign

Mount Sophia- A Brief introduction

Mount Sophia was known in the past as Flint's Hill, Bukit Seligi, Seligi Hill. It was home to many schools and religious institutions. It used to be home to the Eu Tong Sen Villa and Captain William Flint (The First Master Attendent of Singapore) as the prominent few. 

Source: Singapore Infopedia

Shophouse located at Mount Sophia

Jeremy: (Walking with Family along 

                  Mount Sophia, snapping      

                  photographs of houses)

Real Estate Agent: Looking for a 

                                      house here?

Jeremy: Actually i am looking for a 

                 house built by Indian  

                 Convicts in the past.

Many of the 2 storey Shophouses at Selegie and Mount Sophia were built by Indian Convicts who were transported to Singapore by the British.

Source: Singapore Infopedia

The Old Nan Hua School and Theological College

Jeremy: Found it! The venue for the

                 Old Nan Hua School and the 

                 Theoleogical College.

Lynette: What makes you so sure?

Jeremy: The Renovation signage 

                  tells me so.

Source: Singapore Infopedia

St Margaret's Primary School

Lynette: There are so many cars  

                  here. Branded School.

Jeremy: Eh.. This is one of the 

                 Schools that existed since 

                 1842.

Lynette: Did the Poker dot uniform

                  exist than?

Jeremy: .......

Source: Singapore Infopedia

Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sikh Temple

Kiriel: Papa.. Is this a Malay Temple?

Jeremy: Kiriel, this is a Sikh Temple. The

               Sikhs are from the Punjabi region 

               in India. 

Lynette: Too chim(abstract) for Kiriel to 

               understand Daddy. 

Jeremy: Anyway, Mount Sophia was known 

               to be a place of religious 

               significance with the churches and

               Sikh Temples situated. 

Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sikh
(Side View)

The Sri Guru Singh Sabha is one of the pioneer Sikh institutions in Singapore established by the Sikh community in 1918. The present building was acquired only in 1932 with the initial being rented premises at Queens Street. 

The institution conducts Punjabi language lessons to the Sikh Children since its start and contributed to their homeland through fund raising and donation drives for schools in Punjab. The institution have constantly been active in their commitment in multi-religious and multi-cultural matters in Singapore.

Source: Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sikh Temple Website

- Jeremy