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- Ridley Park / Tanglin Hill Good Class Bungalow (GCB) Review, District 10
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Victoria Park GCBA includes Kingsmead Rd and Victoria Park Cl but this GCBA is dominated by the sprawling 403,012sqft Victoria Park Villas by Capitaland. The 106 semi-Ds + 3 bungalows were designed by Mok Wei Wei alongside his equally acclaimed peers Hyla, Ar43 and Studio Willis Architects. These homes stand out not only because it’s…
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Holland Park is bounded by Holland Road and the GCB areas of Ridout Road and Pierce Road. It takes its name from Hugh Holland, an architect, amateur actor and early resident of the area. This GCBA is closely tied with the billionaire Lien family, who derived their wealth from Overseas Union Bank, and continues to…
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This GCBA’s name has origins tracing back to John Frazer’s nutmeg plantation in the 1830s, where the land was used for exercising horses. Woollerton Park, having previously been named Gallop Hill, was only named in 1949 after the last pre-war General Manager of Asiatic Petroleum Co (Shell today). Interestingly, this GCBA also shares the name…
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Thiam Siew Avenue comprises of some 25 houses with a mix of semi-ds and bungalows, making up almost 265,000 sqft of land. It is a dual lane road connecting Tanjong Katong Road to Haig Road in prime District 15. The lane is surrounded by high rise condos such as Butterworth 8, Versilia on Haig and…
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In my previous post, I shared that the First / Third Ave GCBA also includes Second Ave and while that GCBA contains only the “odd” avenues, this one here contains only the “even” ones. Unsurprisingly again, it also includes houses on Fifth Ave, which is actually has a very steep incline as well. As with…
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Although its official name only has First and Third Ave, this GCBA also unsurprisingly includes Second Ave and parts of Namly Hill and Namly Ave. Many people know this GCBA to be home to our former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Fourth / Sixth Avenue belong to another GCBA which I will cover next. Located…
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Many of us know Eng Neo Avenue as that long winding road that connects Bukit Timah Road to PIE. It was even more congested back when the Turf Club was still operating off Eng Neo Avenue between 1933-1999. The Grandstand now occupies the space, as with Bukit Timah Saddle Club, which offered recreational horse riding…
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Camden Park is the 2nd smallest GCBA after Rebecca Park and occupies a nice little rectangle located off Adam Road, yielding just ~26 GCBs. Its origins come either from the London Borough of Camden or the Battle of Camden in South Carolina (1780). My bet is on the former given our British colonial past. It…
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This GCBA is named after Sir Andrew Caldecott, Acting Governor of the Straits Settlement in 1934. The sprawling GCBA, the 3rd largest after Chatsworth Park and Ridout Park, once belonged to Novroji Mistri, founder of the Phoenix Aerated Water Co and a philanthropist, after whom Shenton Way’s Mistri Rd and SGH’s Mistri Wing was named…
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Binjai Park is named after the eponymous tree that used to populate this entire estate. These trees continue to be found in some homes here. The roads here include Binjai Walk, Binjai Hill and Binjai Rise. Located just off Dunearn Rd, Binjai Park is adjacent to the Swiss Club GCBA and close to King Albert…
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