Sepoy Lines Trail

Former Outram Prison
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Former Outram Prison

Outram Prison was the collective administrative title given to the civil Pearl's Hill Prison, built in 1847, and Her Majesty's Service Criminal Jail built next to it in 1882.

The Lower Barracks
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The Lower Barracks

From 1881, Sikh men began arriving in Singapore as part of the Straits Settlement Police’s Sikh Contingent.

The Upper Barracks
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The Upper Barracks

This 3-Storey building, along with the Lower Barracks, on Pearl’s Hill were built in 1934 specifically as residence for the Sikh Contingent of the Straits Settlement Police.

Former Gurdwara Pearl's Hill
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Former Gurdwara Pearl's Hill

Before the Sikh Contingent were moved to their barracks on Pearl’s Hill, they had already built the first Police Gurdwara here around 1881/2.

Former Pearl's Hill School
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Former Pearl's Hill School

The late Justice Choor Singh, who was the first Sikh judge in the Supreme Court studied in this school along with other children of the Sikh Contingent.

Former Cantonment Sikh Barracks and Gurdwara
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Former Cantonment Sikh Barracks and Gurdwara

The policemen of the Sikh Contingent were first housed in the barracks at Cantonment Road.

Former Sepoy Lines Police Station and Barracks
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Former Sepoy Lines Police Station & Barracks

The Sepoy Line Police Station & Barracks employed and housed a number of Sikhs.

Former Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji Memorial
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Former Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji Memorial

This is the former sit of Bhai Maharaj's tomb which attracted many devotees and believers seeking to make their petitions.

Present Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji Memorial
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Present Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji Memorial

The present memorial to Bhai Maharaj was built in 1966 along with other expansions and renovations to Gurdwara Silat Road.

Silat Road Sikh Temple
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Silat Road Sikh Temple

Sikhs in this area had earlier gathered at the Gurdwara on Pearl’s Hill until this present site was eventually leased to the Sikh Contingent in 1922 due to the expansion of the local Sikh populace in the early 1920s necessitated bigger sites for worship and community activities.

  1. Former Outram Prison
  2. The Lower Barracks
  3. The Upper Barracks
  4. Former Gurdwara Pearl's Hill
  5. Former Pearl's Hill School
  6. Former Cantonment Sikh Barracks and Gurdwara
  7. Former Sepoy Lines Police Station & Barracks
  8. Former Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji Memorial
  9. Present Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji Memorial
  10. Silat Road Sikh Temple

Sepoy Lines Trail
Former Outram Prison
The Upper Barracks
The Lower Barracks
Former Gurdwara Pearl's Hill
Former Pearl's Hill School
Former Cantonment Sikh Barracks and Gurdwara
Former Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji Memorial
Former Sepoy Lines Police Station and Barracks
Present Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji Memorial
Silat Road Sikh Temple

The Sepoy Lines area including Pearl's Hill and Outram has been a space of great significance in the early migration of Sikhs to Singapore and to the establishment of a settled community.

This trail is by Mr. Ishvinder Singh. For more information, please contact him at sikhtrail@gmail.com.

For the latest information on guided walks, please visit Silk Heritage Trail on Facebook.

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