MAP
Survey Map
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Singapore Police Map, 1938
1938
Map covers Singapore Island, its offshore islands, and southern part of Johore showing Singapore town, prominent buildings, Serangoon Harbour, Keppel Harbour, inner roads, municipal boundary, Police "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F" and "G" Divisions boundaries, Police Headquarter Stations, namely Central, Beach Road, Joo Chiat, Paya Lebar, Kandang Kerbau, Orchard and Tanjong Pagar, Police Divisional Stations, namely Hill Street, Cavenagh Bridge, Kreta Ayer, Telok Ayer, Rochore, Tanjong Rhu, Geylang, Bedok, Kampong Melayu, Changi, Serangoon, Rumah Miskin, Thomson, Wayang Satu, Holland Road, Alexander Road, Havelock Road, Sepoy Lines, Kampong Bahru, Keppel Harbour, Holland Road, Bukit Timah, Pasir Panjang, Tanjong Kling, Jurong Road, Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang, Woodlands, Seletar, Chan Chu Kang, Yeo Chu Kang and Pulau Tekong, police detective branch, police depot at Thomson Road, mukim boundaries, mukims of Lim Chu Kang, Bajau, Choa Chu Kang, Peng Kang, Pandan, Jurong, Kranji, Sembawang, Mandai, Bukit Timah, Ulu Kalang, Ulu Pandan, Pasir Panjang, Telok Blangah, Tanglin, Toa Payoh, Ang Mo Kio, Geylang, Rochor, Siglap, Paya Lebar, Bedok, Ulu Bedok, Changi, Tampines, Teban, Serangoon, Punggol, North and South Seletar, railways, causeway, roads, tracks, footpaths, buildings, coconut, rubber and pineapple plantations, rubber estates, forest reserves, municipal catchment area, mangrove swamps, rivers, streams, reservoirs, spot heights, trigonometrical stations, cemeteries, settlements, villages, kampongs, race courses, Island Golf Course, Bukit Timah Golf Course, Civil Aerodrome at Kallang and others. Also shown in Johore State are Johore Bahru, Masai and Pasir Gudang Police Stations and police depot.
This highly detailed map reflected the re-zoning of police jurisdictions under the Fairburn Building Scheme in the late 1930s.
There were seven police headquarters stations and 32 divisional stations. Among them, the Old Hill Street Police Station built in 1934 was used by the Kempeitai (Japanese Military Police) to hold and interrogate suspects during the Japanese Occupation. It now houses the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) and statutory boards under its charge.
Interestingly, traces of blue point markings and red circular markings can be seen around the southern parts of Singapore, probably made by the British as strategic points of defence against a possible Japanese invasion.
This highly detailed map reflected the re-zoning of police jurisdictions under the Fairburn Building Scheme in the late 1930s.
There were seven police headquarters stations and 32 divisional stations. Among them, the Old Hill Street Police Station built in 1934 was used by the Kempeitai (Japanese Military Police) to hold and interrogate suspects during the Japanese Occupation. It now houses the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) and statutory boards under its charge.
Interestingly, traces of blue point markings and red circular markings can be seen around the southern parts of Singapore, probably made by the British as strategic points of defence against a possible Japanese invasion.
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F.M.S.Surveys No. 95-1938
English
Surveys up to January 1928. Partial revision in February 1935.
Published by Survey Department, Singapore, Federated Malay States (F.M.S.) and Straits Settlements (S.S.)
Published by Survey Department, Singapore, Federated Malay States (F.M.S.) and Straits Settlements (S.S.)
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Old accession number: 1009
Credit line: Singapore Land Authority collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
Credit line: Singapore Land Authority collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
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