Bidadari Garden
Bidadari Garden | |
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Bidadari Memorial Garden | |
Type | memorial garden |
Location | Bidadari, Singapore |
Coordinates | 1°20′22.9″N 103°52′36.7″E / 1.339694°N 103.876861°ECoordinates: 1°20′22.9″N 103°52′36.7″E / 1.339694°N 103.876861°E |
Established | 2004 |
Closed | 10 June 2019 |
Administered by | National Heritage Board |
Status | Removed |
The Bidadari Garden (also known as Bidadari Memorial Garden) is a memorial garden located along Veron Road in Bidadari, Singapore.
History[]
The site was once the part of Hindu section of the Bidadari Cemetery before exhumation took place from 2001 to 2006. During the exhuming process of the cemetery, a memorial park known as the Bidadari Garden was established on this site by the National Heritage Board in 2004 to commemorate the history of the Bidadari Cemetery.
The former gates and gateposts from the former Bidadari Cemetery were moved to this memorial garden and formed as its entrance. 21 of the selected headstones from the former cemetery were also relocated there. The memorial garden comprised various sections to represent the Christian, Muslim and Hindu sections of the old cemetery.[1]
In August 2013, the Housing and Development Board announced plans for the future Bidadari housing estate and worked closely with National Heritage Board and National Parks Board to relocate and integrate the memorial garden with the Bidadari Park.[2] The memorial garden eventually closed on 10 June 2019 to make way for further developments.[3]
Gallery[]
The gate of the former Bidadari Cemetery, currently located at Bidadari Garden
Bidadari Garden sign
Crest of the Singapore Municipal Commission on a gatepost of the former Bidadari Cemetery
Crest of the Singapore Municipal Commission on a gatepost of the former Bidadari Cemetery
Crest of the Singapore Municipal Commission on the gate of the former Bidadari Cemetery
British Merchant Seamen Memorial
Close-up of British Merchant Seamen Memorial
Gravestone of Koona Vayloo Pillai
Gravestone of Goh Hood Kiat
Bench and vase sculptures
Gravestone of John Laycock
Gravestone of Alexander Gordon
Close-up Gravestone of Alexander Gordon
Gravestone of David James Galloway
Gravestone of Benjamin Peach Keasberry
Close-up of Gravestone of Benjamin Peach Keasberry
Gravestone of Chen Su Lan
Gravestone of Regent Alfred John Bidwell
Gravestone of George Edward Noel Oehlers
Gravestone of Koona Vayloo Pillai
Gravestone of Homer Cheng Hui Ming
Gravestone of Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar
Close-up Gravestone of Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar
Close-up Gravestone of George Herbert Garlick
Gravestone of George Herbert Garlick
Gravestone of Lim Boon Keng and Grace Pek Ha Yin
Close-up Gravestone of George Herbert Garlick
Muslim gravestones in Bidadari Garden
Gravestone of Baharudin bin Mohd Ariff
Gravestone of Sahari Sulaiman
Gravestone of Ahmad Ibrahim
Close-up Gravestone of Ahmad Ibrahim
Gravestone of Haji Hashim Haji Abdullah
Gravestone of Zahara binte Noor Mohamed
Gravestone of Captain Noor Mohamed Hashim bin Mohamed Dally
References[]
- ^ "Bidadari Memorial Garden". www.roots.sg. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ "Existg Upp Aljunied Rd to be transformed into Bidadari Heritage - Housing & Development Board (HDB)". www.hdb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ "Bidadari Garden". www.roots.sg. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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