Chatsworth Park is the largest GCBA in Singapore as it encompasses everywhere from Rochalie Dr and Cable Rd to Jervois Hill and Mount Echo Park. In focus here will be Bishopsgate, which I think was named after the area in the City of London as part of its former defensive wall. It is located near…

Cornwall Gardens is adjacent to 3 GCBAs – Ford Avenue, Leedon Park and Belmont Park and is the largest among the 4 as it includes homes at the start of Belmont Rd. It is most probably named after The Duchy of Cornwall, which was created in 1337 by Edward III for his son. The current…

Ford Avenue is said to be named after the Ford Motor Co., which built their 1st Southeast Asian motorcar assembly plant at Upper Bukit Timah in 1941. (History adapted from Robert Powell’s “Singapore Good Class Bungalow 1819-2015″ ISBN 978-981-14-0844-1) It is located just opposite the ever popular Lor Mambong row of eateries and the nearest…

Belmont Park is said to be a corruption of a French expression meaning ‘beautiful hill’ although it may also be named after the Battle of Belmont (1899) in South Africa. (History adapted from Robert Powell’s “Singapore Good Class Bungalow 1819-2015″ ISBN 978-981-14-0844-1) Although the GCBA is named Belmont Park, there is no road with such…

The tranquil Windsor Park Estate is the only GCB area located in District 20, off Upper Thomson Rd. It is adjacent to Island Club Road, which (unsurprisingly) leads to SICC. What makes this location unique is its hilly / elevated terrain and its proximity to nature. From the last photo, it is evident that the…

Besides Windsor Park Estate in D20, the only other GCBA gazetted by the 1980 URA Masterplan outside the prime districts of 10, 11 and 21 is found at Chestnut Avenue in District 23. The nearest MRT is Cashew and it is within the wider Bukit Panjang estate. It is relatively close to the Bukit Timah…

All 39 GCBAs in Singapore are equal in prestige, but some are more equal than others. This can be attributed to several factors such as convenience, exclusivity, average plot sizes etc. Amongst the areas which tend to be at the top of this desired list would undoubtedly be the Cluny Road / Park / Hill…

Spanning 12.21ha, the Dalvey Estate GCBA could be named after the eponymous Dalvey town in the Scottish highlands. The Dalvey GCBA received quite a bit of attention in late 2018, when former Minister and first HDB Chairman Lim Kim San’s palatial 52,059 sqft home was sold for $94mil ($1,804psf) to the Taiwanese billionaire Tsai family…

Raffles Park GCBA is an oddball since none of the roads here bear any resemblance to its name – this GCBA includes Sunset Ave, Oriole Cres, Cassia Dr, Pine Walk, Ash Grove and a part of Linden Rd. This GCBA was named aft Sir Stamford Raffles, no surprises there. Located adjacent to Eng Neo Ave,…