Collyer Quay

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

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.