Sembawang Heritage Trail - From Dockyard to Shipyard

Admiralty House 1
Places
Former Admiralty House

The Former Admiralty House was constructed between 1939 and 1940 by the British Royal Navy.

Masjid Assyafaah 1
Places
Masjid Assyafaah

Opened on 9 April 2004, Masjid Assyafaah serves as a place of worship and a community space for Muslims living in Sembawang and surrounding areas in the north.

Sembawang Shipyard Gate
Places
Sembawang Shipyard

Officially opened in 1938, Sembawang Naval Base was established by the British to defend their territories in the Far East.

Homes 1
Places
Homes in the Naval Base

Admiralty Road East, which was constructed in 1923, is flanked by many colonial-era houses.

Gibraltar Crescent
Places
Houses at Gibraltar Crescent

The oldest black-and-white houses in Sembawang were built in 1929 at Gibraltar Crescent.

Cyprus Rd
Places
Houses at Cyprus Road

After World War II, flats were built in the former Sembawang Naval Base to house growing numbers of European staff.

Sembawang Park
Places
Sembawang Park

The largest public park in Sembawang is Sembawang Park, which was one of many parks planned across the island during the 1970s to provide open and green spaces for residents.

Beaulieu House
Places
Beaulieu House

Built in the 1910s, Beaulieu House was the holiday residence of Joseph Brooke David, a Jewish businessman.

This is a self-guided trail.

  1. Former Admiralty House
  2. Masjid Assyafaah
  3. Sembawang Shipyard
  4. Homes in the Naval Base
  5. Houses at Gibraltar Crescent
  6. Houses at Cyprus Road
  7. Sembawang Park
  8. Beaulieu House

Admiralty House
Admiralty House
Sembawang Shipyard Gate
Sembawang Shipyard
Sembawang Shipyard
Sembawang Shipyard
Sembawang Shipyard
Sembawang Fire Station
Black and White house

Sembawang Naval Base, which opened in 1938 and closed in 1971, occupied much of Sembawang’s northern coast. This naval base included HM Dockyard, Singapore, a ship repair facility which was transferred to the Singapore government in 1968 and became Sembawang Shipyard. This trail takes you to various landmarks that were part of the former naval base.

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