Clementi Road

By Cornelius-Takahama, Vernon written on 1999-02-12
National Library Board Singapore

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The original Clementi Road stretched from West Coast Road/Pasir Panjang Road at Pasir Panjang Village to Bukit Timah Circus. One of its prominent landmarks used to be the electric power station. Before Clementi Town was developed in 1975, the area was largely filled with kampongs and villages with squatter-type homes, backyard trades, cottage industries and farms. There were exclusive bungalow houses in the area. 

Today, landmarks around Clementi Road include the National University of Singapore at Kent Ridge, the Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and the Transview Golf & Country Club at Dover, which was  previously the Warren Golf & Country Club.



Author
Vernon Cornelius



References
Edwards, N., & Keys, P. (1988). Singapore: A guide to buildings, streets, places (p. 309). Singapore: Times Books International.
(Call no.: RSING 915.957 EDW) 

Ramachandra, S. (1961). Singapore landmarks, past and present (p. 39). Singapore: Eastern Universities Press.
(Call no.: RSING 959.57 RAM)

Urban Redevelopment Authority. (1996). Clementi planning area: Planning report 1996 (pp. 7-8). Singapore: Urban Redevelopment Authority.
(Call no.: RSING 711.4095957 SIN) 



The information in this article is valid as at 1999 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.


Subject
Architecture and Landscape>>Streets and Places
Street names--Singapore
Arts>>Architecture>>Public and commercial buildings
Law and government>>National development>>Urban development

Librarian Recommendations
>> Cecil Clementi Smith
>> Clementi New Town


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