Save Palmer Road

Posted by noelbynature under Heritage Sites and Trails
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ashpanda revisits Palmer Road, the site of an archaeological excavation earlier this year. Yes, that’s right, an archaeological excavation just off busy Shenton Way.

I am constantly amazed by how much history still lingers in various places in Singapore and how little we Singaporeans know about these places. My current hobby horse is Palmer Road.

I did not discover Palmer Road of my own accord - I rarely do, being a rabbit and all, with my nose so often buried in the ground. I learnt about this through my work as a studio tutor and through my colleague, Dr Johannes Widodo. Unfortunately, you cannot access his paper “Preserving the Memory of Place: Case for Support for Palmer Road Area Conservation in Singapore”, Journal of Asian Studies No.29 (2005) from the internet. Contact me, I’ll pass you a copy. Another important paper on this matter can be downloaded from the internet: Palmer Road Foot Tet Soo Khek Temple, Archaeological Research Project Preliminary Site Report, version 1.4, 9th March 2006, by Lim Chen Sian.

Read the full post here.
The archaeological excavation of Palmer Road was referenced on yesterday.sg earlier, and you can find it here.

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