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Dorset Road : general view [2]

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This 1982 photograph shows a tree-lined Dorset Road. On the left can be seen a single storey house and on the right a road sign. Dorset Road is named after the southern English county. Title devised by Library staff.

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From the Lee Kip Lin Collection. All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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THE 'DUTCH-CORNER' HOMES IN DORSET ROAD, BUILT BY THE FORMER SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST, WILL SOON MAKE WAY FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT. THE RESIDENTS WHO WERE SERVED QUIT NOTICES ON THURSDAY EXPRESSED SHOCK AND GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT. THIS QUAINT 17 DUTCH-STYLE COTTAGES ALONG COBBLED PATHWAYS LEADING TO THE DOLL-LIKE DOORWAYS HAVE BEEN STANDING IN DORSET ROAD AND CUMBERLAND LANE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
THE 'DUTCH-CORNER' HOMES IN DORSET ROAD, BUILT BY THE FORMER SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST, WILL SOON MAKE WAY FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT. THE RESIDENTS WHO WERE SERVED QUIT NOTICES ON THURSDAY EXPRESSED SHOCK AND GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT. THIS QUAINT 17 DUTCH-STYLE COTTAGES ALONG COBBLED PATHWAYS LEADING TO THE DOLL-LIKE DOORWAYS HAVE BEEN STANDING IN DORSET ROAD AND CUMBERLAND LANE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
THE 'DUTCH-CORNER' HOMES IN DORSET ROAD, BUILT BY THE FORMER SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST, WILL SOON MAKE WAY FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT. THE RESIDENTS WHO WERE SERVED QUIT NOTICES ON THURSDAY EXPRESSED SHOCK AND GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT. THIS QUAINT 17 DUTCH-STYLE COTTAGES ALONG COBBLED PATHWAYS LEADING TO THE DOLL-LIKE DOORWAYS HAVE BEEN STANDING IN DORSET ROAD AND CUMBERLAND LANE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
DORSET SCHOOL - DORSET GROUP CADET SCOUTS, 1509 KALLANG DISTRICT
Singapore Improvement Trust flats at the junction of Owen Road and Dorset Road.
DORSET SCHOOL - DORSET GROUP CADET SCOUTS, 1509 KALLANG DISTRICT
Dorset School boys playing football, a popular game since 1970s
DORSET SCHOOL - "A" BLOCK
DORSET SCHOOL - GARDENING ACTIVITIES
IT WAS 'PLAIN SAILING' FOR THIS FORD ESCORT UNTIL IT REACHED THE BRIDGE AT THE JUNCTION OF KAMPONG JAVA ROAD AND DORSET ROAD. THERE IT WAS OBSTRUCTED BY A PILLAR IN A MESS OF RUBBISH AND DEBRIS. IT IS BELIEVED THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE CANAL AT THE HEIGHT OF MONDAY NIGHT'S HEAVY RAIN
DORSET SCHOOL - "C" BLOCK VIEW
DORSET SCHOOL - "A" BLOCK VIEW
THE CROSSROADS JUNCTION OF DORSET ROAD AND OWEN ROAD HAS BECOME AN ACCIDENT-PRONE SPOT WITH AT LEAST THREE ACCIDENTS EVERY MONTH, ACCORDING TO RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS WAS THAT THE TWO ROADS HAD FAILED TO KEEP UP WITH PROGRESS DESPITE THE HEAVY GROWTH OF TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. THEY COMPLAINED THAT THE TWO-WAY ROADS WERE NARROW AND THAT THE JUNCTION HAD NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
DORSET SCHOOL - ENSEMBLE
THE CROSSROADS JUNCTION OF DORSET ROAD AND OWEN ROAD HAS BECOME AN ACCIDENT-PRONE SPOT WITH AT LEAST THREE ACCIDENTS EVERY MONTH, ACCORDING TO RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS WAS THAT THE TWO ROADS HAD FAILED TO KEEP UP WITH PROGRESS DESPITE THE HEAVY GROWTH OF TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. THEY COMPLAINED THAT THE TWO-WAY ROADS WERE NARROW AND THAT THE JUNCTION HAD NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
DORSET SCHOOL - GARDENING, ROCK ISLAND
DORSET SCHOOL - STAFF
SINGAPORE KINDNESS MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC BOARDS AT SUNTEC CITY & BANNERS AT PARISH OF CHRIST OF CHRIST CHURCH AT DORSET ROAD
DORSET SCHOOL - FOOTBALL
SINGAPORE KINDNESS MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC BOARDS AT SUNTEC CITY & BANNERS AT PARISH OF CHRIST OF CHRIST CHURCH AT DORSET ROAD
SINGAPORE KINDNESS MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC BOARDS AT SUNTEC CITY & BANNERS AT PARISH OF CHRIST OF CHRIST CHURCH AT DORSET ROAD
SINGAPORE KINDNESS MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC BOARDS AT SUNTEC CITY & BANNERS AT PARISH OF CHRIST OF CHRIST CHURCH AT DORSET ROAD
DORSET SCHOOL - MORNING ASSEMBLY