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EMERALD HILL, SINGAPORE, July 2011

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Emerald Hill is the historic road that we walk down most days to get to Orchard Road.

This lovely quiet street is lined with fantastic Shophouses featuring Chinese Baroque Architecture.  At at the bottom where it reaches Orchard Road are some great bars that are always packed in the evenings. 

http://accidentalepicurean.com/2009/06/emerald-hill-singapore/

The Emerald Hill area was originally owned by William Cuppage, a postal clerk who rose to become the acting Postmaster General in the 1840s. Cuppage first leased Emerald Hill in 1837 and in 1845 secured a permanent grant for his nutmeg plantation, which failed in the 1860s because of disease.

Cuppage himself moved from his residence in Hill Street to Emerald Hill in the early 1850s and lived in the area till his death in 1872. Here he built two houses (Erin Lodge and Fern Cottage) where he lived. After his death, Cuppage's plantation was left to his daughters and in 1890 it was sold to one of his sons-in-law, the lawyer Edwin Koek.

Some photos taken on my walk down Emerald Hill Road

This cute, old Morris Mini Clubman parked on Emerald Hill brings back fond memories.  My husband's first car was a Mini.
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  • THE BLOG
  • ABOUT/CONTACT ME
  • AROUND SINGAPORE
    • SINGAPORE, THE FIRST FEW WEEKS
    • THE MARINA BAY AREA
    • CHINA TOWN AND THE QUAYS
    • EMERALD HILL
    • OUR KIDS COME TO SINGAPORE - MAY 2012
    • BUGIS, SINGAPORE
    • FOOD, CURIOUS FOOD >
      • POMELO FRUIT
      • MARVELOUS MANGOSTEEN
      • RICE DUMPLINGS
      • THAI CUSTARD APPLE
  • BEYOND SINGAPORE
    • SILK FACTORY AND UMBRELLA VILLAGE
    • THAI MARKETS
    • THAI COOKING CLASS
    • BHUPING PALACE
    • WAT CHEDI LUANG
    • LAMPHANG
    • DOI SUTHEP TEMPLE, CHIANG MAI
    • CAMBODIA - MAY 2012 >
      • TA PROHM TEMPLE
    • BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 2012
    • MAUI, HI - JULY 2012
    • DUBAI, UAE - MARCH 2013
    • KOH SAMUI - THAILAND, MARCH 2013
    • CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 2013
    • BALI, INDONESIA - JUNE 2013
    • NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND - OCT 2013
    • HOI AN, VIETNAM - MAY 2014
    • QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 2015
    • TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 2016
    • MALTA - OCT 2016