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HALLPIKE STREET ...
Hallpike Street, between High Street and North Boat Quay, is named after Stephen Hallpike, a blacksmith, who owned a boatyard from 1836 to 1844 along a stretch of Singapore river at the end of the street . ...
STONE RUBBING INSCRIPTION OF MEMORIAL PLAQUE OF STEPHEN HALLPIKE, BRICKED INTO THE WALLS OF THE FORT CANNING PARK. HE ARRIVED IN SINGAPORE IN 1826 AND WAS BY TRADE A BLACKSMITH. ACCORDING TO CHARLES BUCKLEY, HALLPIKE FOUNDED THE FIRST SHIPYARD IN SINGAPORE. HALLPIKE STREET IS NAMED AFTER HIM. ...
View of Boat Quay looking towards Fort Canning Hill, Singapore. The covered landing stage on the right was the site of the original Hallpike Boatyard where boat building and repairs were carried out from 1823 to late 1860s. ...
Boat Quay at Singapore River, after the Fort Canning Lighthouse (background) was built. The covered landing stage on the right was the site of the original Hallpike Boatyard where boat building and repairs were carried out from 1823 to late 1860s. ...