Collyer Quay

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Title
Collyer Quay
Year/Period
c. 1930
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Dimension
Image size: 8.8 x 13.8 cm
Accession No.
1994-05159

Completed in 1864 and named after its designer George Collyer, Collyer Quay was built on the reclaimed seafront using convict labourers. Before that, the warehouses and godowns at Raffles Place had overlooked the seashore.