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Ann Siang Hill, Singapore. (8 July 2011)
Ann Siang Hill (GPS: 1.28154, 103.84533; Traditional/Simplified Chinese: 安祥山
) is a small hill in Singapore's Chinatown. It is one of the hills collectively known as Telok Ayer Hills because it was once located beside the Telok Ayer Bay. Other hills within Telok Ayer Hills include Mount Wallich and Mount Erskine.Mount Wallich and Mount Erskine were no longer around. They were levelled in the 1890s and the land used as landfill to reclaim Telok Ayer Basin. As a result, Telok Ayer Street is now located on dry land, and only Ann Siang Hill was left standing.
Ann Siang Hill had changed name twice. It was originally called Scott's Hill, after Charles Scott who owned a clove and nutmeg plantation there. Ownership passed to John Gemmill, and the hill was renamed Gemmill Hill. In 1894, it was sold to Chia Ann Siang, a wealthy Malacca-born landowner, and once again the name changed, to Ann Siang Hill. It remains Ann Siang Hill to this day.
Getting there
The nearest MRT stations are the Chinatown MRT Station (NE4) and Tanjong Pagar MRT Station (EW15).Map of Ann Siang Hill, Singapore
Ann Siang Hill, where it meets Ann Siang Road. (1 August 2017)
Pedestrian pathway that is also Ann Siang Hill. (1 August 2017)
Interpretive board at Ann Siang Hill. (1 August 2017)
Corner pre-war house at junction of Ann Siang Hill with Club Street today houses a wine shop called Beaujolais. (8 July 2011)
Ann Siang Hill, as seen from Club Street. (8 July 2011)
Ann Siang Hill roadsign, Singapore (1 August 2017)
Ann Siang Hill roadsign (10 July 2006)
Ann Siang Hill Singapore on Google Street View
Ann Siang Hill Singapore (Dec 2022)List of Places in Singapore; Discover Singapore
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