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'''View Road Hospital''' was located at View Road, off Admiralty Road West, in [[Woodlands, Singapore]]. It was used as a branch of Woodbridge Hospital (now the Institute of Mental Health) used for occupational therapy for long term schizophrenia patients until it was closed in 2001. The has been used on two occasions as a foreign workers dormitory known as '''View Road Lodge''' on two occasions from 2008 to 2017. It is now unoccupied. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Located in the former Naval Base in Sembawang and Woodlands, the building was constructed as 'Rimau Offices and Accommodation'. It was possibly completed in late 1941 as photographic records from the British National Archives that are also held by the National Archives of Singapore seem to show<ref>{{Cite web|title=Singapore Naval Base - Rimau offices and accommodation. …|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/a60bf3c3-4eeb-11e6-b4c5-0050568939ad|website=www.nas.gov.sg|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Picture of Rimau Offices at Singapore Naval Base. The …|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/41babed6-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad|website=www.nas.gov.sg|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Rooms with more than a view|url=https://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/rooms-with-more-than-a-view/|date=2013-07-28|website=The Long and Winding Road|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> |
Located in the former Naval Base in Sembawang and Woodlands, the building was constructed as 'Rimau Offices and Accommodation'. It was possibly completed in late 1941 as photographic records from the British National Archives that are also held by the National Archives of Singapore seem to show.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Singapore Naval Base - Rimau offices and accommodation. …|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/a60bf3c3-4eeb-11e6-b4c5-0050568939ad|website=www.nas.gov.sg|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Picture of Rimau Offices at Singapore Naval Base. The …|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/41babed6-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad|website=www.nas.gov.sg|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Rooms with more than a view|url=https://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/rooms-with-more-than-a-view/|date=2013-07-28|website=The Long and Winding Road|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> |
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Unique features of the E-shaped three-storey building<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=空置老建筑说医事|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zlifestyle/culture/story20190414-948473|last=陈爱薇|first=文 /|date=2019-04-14|website=早报|language=zh-Hans|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> and its site are a watch tower and an above-ground bomb-proof office at the building's rear<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Singapore Naval Base - Rimau bomb-proof office. North end …|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/a83d8a2b-4eeb-11e6-b4c5-0050568939ad|website=www.nas.gov.sg|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> |
Unique features of the E-shaped three-storey building<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=空置老建筑说医事|url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zlifestyle/culture/story20190414-948473|last=陈爱薇|first=文 /|date=2019-04-14|website=早报|language=zh-Hans|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> and its site are a watch tower and an above-ground bomb-proof office at the building's rear.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Singapore Naval Base - Rimau bomb-proof office. North end …|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/a83d8a2b-4eeb-11e6-b4c5-0050568939ad|website=www.nas.gov.sg|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> There are suggestions that the main building may have been completed during the Japanese Occupation (1942 to 1945). However, a Japanese photograph taken from Johor Bahru that is held by the United States National Archives appears to show the building with its watch tower.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Johore Straits Overlooking Seletar Navy Base|url=https://www.archives.gov/|date=1942–1945|website=National Archives|series=M1733|publisher=NARA|trans-title=Johore Straits overlooking Seletar Navy Base}}</ref> Not much is known of its use during the Japanese Occupation, although wartime artefacts have been discovered at the site. Intelligence reports published in 1944 identify the building as a "large administration building".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=AIR 23/7689: Singapore, Malaya: 3rd phase interpretation … (restricted viewing).|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/private_records/record-details/e2e45ef5-115b-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad|last=|first=|date=|website=www.nas.gov.sg|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref> Three unoccupied light anti-aircraft gun emplacements in its vicinity are also mentioned in the report - an indication that the site was used as part of the anti-aircraft defences along the western perimeter of the Naval Base.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Following the war, there was a proposal by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to convert the building into a Maritime HQ (a command centre for joint maritime air operations)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=AIR 29/2001: R.A.F. Air Headquarters Singapore.(With … (restricted viewing).|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/private_records/record-details/f31de9ee-115b-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad |
Following the war, there was a proposal by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to convert the building into a Maritime HQ (a command centre for joint maritime air operations).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=AIR 29/2001: R.A.F. Air Headquarters Singapore.(With … (restricted viewing).|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/private_records/record-details/f31de9ee-115b-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-05|website=www.nas.gov.sg}}</ref> The plans fell through due to signal interference from the nearby SUARA broadcasting Station.<ref name=":3" /> In 1959, the building was converted into the 'Naval Base Police Asian Quarters' - to house Asian naval base policemen and their families.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unlocking Singapore's Secrets, One State Property At A Time|url=https://www.psd.gov.sg/challenge/ideas/feature/unlocking-singapore-s-secrets-one-state-property-at-a-time|website=www.psd.gov.sg|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> A Sikh temple, the Gurdwara Sabha Naval Police, was also set up on its grounds (Sikh Punjabis made up a large proportion of the force's ranks).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gurdwara Sahib Yishun|url=http://roots.sg/content/places/landmarks/yishun-sembawang-heritage-trail/gurdwara-sahib-yishun|website=www.roots.sg|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Gurudwara Sahib Naval Police, Sembawang ,Singapore - World Gurudwaras|url=https://www.allaboutsikhs.com/world-gurudwaras/gurudwara-sahib-naval-police-sembawang-singapore|access-date=2020-05-05|website=Gateway to Sikhism Foundation|date=16 August 2006|language=en-gb}}</ref> The arrangement lasted until the British military withdrawal in October 1971, when the force was disbanded. Families were however permitted to stay on until early 1972 to allow time to seek alternative accommodation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> |
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Following the pullout of the British forces, the building was assigned by the Bases Economic Conversion Department (BECD) to Ministry of Health for use as a secondary hospital to supplement the overcrowded Woodbridge Hospital<ref name=":0" /> |
Following the pullout of the British forces, the building was assigned by the Bases Economic Conversion Department (BECD) to Ministry of Health for use as a secondary hospital to supplement the overcrowded Woodbridge Hospital.<ref name=":0" /> The new facility was earmarked as a site for the rehabilitation of patients with chronic schizophrenia. The first batch of 34 patients were moved into the 250 bed hospital in September 1975.<ref name=":0" /> The rehabilitation programme included providing skills training to the patients to allow the patients to return to society. A large group of about 100 were permitted to work in the day time outside the hospital, or in a laundry, a nursery and a cafe on site in the day. The hospital was shut in 2001. |
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The building has seen use as the View Road Lodge – a foreign workers’ dormitory on two occasions – until 2017. The building today lies unoccupied. Based on the Master Plan for the area, the site is currently being reserved for redevelopment as part of the Woodlands North Coast Innovation District<ref>{{Cite web|title=Plans for Woodlands Regional Centre unveiled|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/plans-for-woodlands-regional-centre-unveiled|first=|date=2013-02-24|website=The Straits Times|language=en |
The building has seen use as the View Road Lodge – a foreign workers’ dormitory on two occasions – until 2017. The building today lies unoccupied. Based on the Master Plan for the area, the site is currently being reserved for redevelopment as part of the Woodlands North Coast Innovation District.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Plans for Woodlands Regional Centre unveiled|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/plans-for-woodlands-regional-centre-unveiled|first=|date=2013-02-24|website=The Straits Times|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 21 September 2024
| View Road Hospital | |
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| subsidiary of Institute of Mental Health (Singapore) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | View Road, off Admiralty Road West, Woodlands, Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°27′07″N 103°47′23″E / 1.452008°N 103.789781°E (approximate) |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 294 |
| Speciality | psychiatry |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 August 1975 |
| Closed | 2001 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Singapore |
View Road Hospital was located at View Road, off Admiralty Road West, in Woodlands, Singapore. It was used as a branch of Woodbridge Hospital (now the Institute of Mental Health) used for occupational therapy for long term schizophrenia patients until it was closed in 2001. The has been used on two occasions as a foreign workers dormitory known as View Road Lodge on two occasions from 2008 to 2017. It is now unoccupied.
History
[edit]Located in the former Naval Base in Sembawang and Woodlands, the building was constructed as 'Rimau Offices and Accommodation'. It was possibly completed in late 1941 as photographic records from the British National Archives that are also held by the National Archives of Singapore seem to show.[1][2][3]
Unique features of the E-shaped three-storey building[4] and its site are a watch tower and an above-ground bomb-proof office at the building's rear.[4][5] There are suggestions that the main building may have been completed during the Japanese Occupation (1942 to 1945). However, a Japanese photograph taken from Johor Bahru that is held by the United States National Archives appears to show the building with its watch tower.[6] Not much is known of its use during the Japanese Occupation, although wartime artefacts have been discovered at the site. Intelligence reports published in 1944 identify the building as a "large administration building".[7] Three unoccupied light anti-aircraft gun emplacements in its vicinity are also mentioned in the report - an indication that the site was used as part of the anti-aircraft defences along the western perimeter of the Naval Base.[7]
Following the war, there was a proposal by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to convert the building into a Maritime HQ (a command centre for joint maritime air operations).[8] The plans fell through due to signal interference from the nearby SUARA broadcasting Station.[8] In 1959, the building was converted into the 'Naval Base Police Asian Quarters' - to house Asian naval base policemen and their families.[9][4] A Sikh temple, the Gurdwara Sabha Naval Police, was also set up on its grounds (Sikh Punjabis made up a large proportion of the force's ranks).[3][4][10][11] The arrangement lasted until the British military withdrawal in October 1971, when the force was disbanded. Families were however permitted to stay on until early 1972 to allow time to seek alternative accommodation.[3][4]
Following the pullout of the British forces, the building was assigned by the Bases Economic Conversion Department (BECD) to Ministry of Health for use as a secondary hospital to supplement the overcrowded Woodbridge Hospital.[3] The new facility was earmarked as a site for the rehabilitation of patients with chronic schizophrenia. The first batch of 34 patients were moved into the 250 bed hospital in September 1975.[3] The rehabilitation programme included providing skills training to the patients to allow the patients to return to society. A large group of about 100 were permitted to work in the day time outside the hospital, or in a laundry, a nursery and a cafe on site in the day. The hospital was shut in 2001.
The building has seen use as the View Road Lodge – a foreign workers’ dormitory on two occasions – until 2017. The building today lies unoccupied. Based on the Master Plan for the area, the site is currently being reserved for redevelopment as part of the Woodlands North Coast Innovation District.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Singapore Naval Base - Rimau offices and accommodation. …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Picture of Rimau Offices at Singapore Naval Base. The …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Rooms with more than a view". The Long and Winding Road. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e 陈爱薇, 文 / (14 April 2019). "空置老建筑说医事". 早报 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Singapore Naval Base - Rimau bomb-proof office. North end …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Johore Straits Overlooking Seletar Navy Base" [Johore Straits overlooking Seletar Navy Base]. National Archives. M1733. NARA. 1942–1945.
- ^ a b "AIR 23/7689: Singapore, Malaya: 3rd phase interpretation … (restricted viewing)". www.nas.gov.sg.
- ^ a b "AIR 29/2001: R.A.F. Air Headquarters Singapore.(With … (restricted viewing)". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Unlocking Singapore's Secrets, One State Property At A Time". www.psd.gov.sg. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Gurdwara Sahib Yishun". www.roots.sg. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Gurudwara Sahib Naval Police, Sembawang ,Singapore - World Gurudwaras". Gateway to Sikhism Foundation. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Plans for Woodlands Regional Centre unveiled". The Straits Times. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2020.