Title
View of the Convict Jail between Bras Basah and Stamford Roads
Year/Period
c. 1870
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H5.6 x W9
Accession No.
1991-00812
Collection of
When the first Indian convicts arrived in Singapore in 1825, they were put up in convict houses between Bras Basah and Stamford Roads, as depicted in this photograph. Despite their criminal background, these convicts were still valued for their labour, which were employed in back-breaking jobs such as quarrying stone, building roads and the construction of bridges and buildings.
