Clifford Pier.

Clifford Pier (Chinese: 哥烈码头) is a pier located at Marina Bay within the Downtown Core of Central Area, in Singapore's central business district. A pier in Lillebælt, Denmark A pier is a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars. ... Marina Bay is an area in the south of Singapore, on the east side of the mouth of the Singapore River, next to the artificial bay created by land reclamation. ... The Downtown Core is technically an urban planning area in the city-state of Singapore which surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River, and is part of the Central Area, Singapores central business district. ... The Central Area is the collective term for a group of financial and commercial districts in centre of Singapore which was previously otherwise known as the Central Business District and was renamed to accommodate the expanded function of the area. ... The central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Built in 1933, Clifford Pier was a landing point for immigrants and other sea passengers. A red oil lamp used to hang from the pier as a guide to seafarers, earning the pier the name Red Lamp Pier (Chinese: 红灯码头). Today, immigrants no longer flow through Clifford Pier's checkpoint. Instead it fills with tourists and day trippers who board small boats and ferries heading for the Southern Islands. During the annual pilgrimage season to Kusu Island, regular ferries depart from Clifford Pier to the island. Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal or aircraft returns to the ground. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... Antique bronze oil lamp with Christian symbol (replica) An oil lamp is a device used for lighting or for preserving a flame that is fueled by animal, vegetable or mineral oil. ... The term checkpoint may refer to: A place at which vehicles or pedestrians are stopped in order to enforce laws or security measures. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service. ... Massive land reclamation work over the past centuries has removed much of Singapores natural islands and islets, although a few new ones are also created in the process. ... Pilgrim at Mecca For other uses of the word pilgrimage, see Pilgrimage (disambiguation). ... An aerial view of Kusu Island. ...

History

Clifford Pier was built between 1927 and 1933, and was named after Sir Hugh Clifford, Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1927 and 1929. The following is a list of the Governors of the Straits Settlements, a British colonial post which existed from 1826 to 1946. ...

Before the Tanjong Pagar wharves were built in the 1850s, Johnston's Pier was the chief landing place. By the 1930s, the pier was worn out and the government decided to build a new one and name it after Sir Clifford. Tanjong Pagar is a township located within the Central Business District in Singapore. ... A wharf (plural wharfs, or (especially in American English) wharves, collectively wharfing or wharfage) is a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, roughly parallel to and alongside navigable water, where ships are loaded and unloaded. ... In materials science, wear is the errosion of material from a solid surface by the action of another solid. ...

Its opening on 3 June 1933 was boycotted by merchants because they wanted the old name, Johnston's Pier, reinstated. A.L. Johnston was one of the earliest distinguished European residents who was in Singapore at about the same time as Sir Stamford Raffles. A friend of the latter, Johnston was one of Singapore's first businessmen and the founder of the Chamber of Commerce. He was a popular and well-respected citizen whose business was directly connected in those days with imports and exports to and from Europe, ships' victualling and supplies. This meant that ships' captains called frequently on Johnston, who was well-known for his kindness, wisdom and hospitality. June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A boycott is an action undertaken to abstain from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organisation as an expression of protest or as a means of coercion. ... Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit. ... This article is about the continent. ... Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (6 July 1781 - 5 July 1826) was the founder of the city (now country) of Singapore, and is one of the best-known of the many Britons who created the largest empire the world has ever seen. ... Set out below is an annotated listing of corporate leaders, who are or have been the head of large or successful business enterprises, or who are otherwise well known for their commercial acumen, listed alphabetically by last name. ... Laminitis, also known as founder, is inflammation of the sensitive lamina of the foot in a horse, the complications of which often result in the horse having to be euthanized. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...

Johnston established his company on the site of Whiteaway's Building (now Malayan Bank Building) and in 1848 moved to the present Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank site. In order to facilitate the transportation of import and export goods from boats, a pier was built by the company and named after Johnston. The Hokkiens called it ang theng beh thow and the Cantonese hoong tang mah thow, both meaning "red lamp harbour", referring to a red beacon which shone over the pier at night as a warning to ships. Maybank, a trade name for Malayan Banking Berhad is the largest bank and financial group in Malaysia, with significant personal banking operations in Brunei, Singapore and the Philippines as well. ... HSBC Holdings PLC (匯豐控股有限公司) (NYSE: HBC, LSE: HSBA, HKEx: 005, Euronext: HSBC) is one of the largest banking groups in the world. ... Hokkien can refer to: The Hokkien (dialect): a Chinese dialect, often called Minnan or Minnanhua (Southern Min), a member of the Min dialect branch, similar to Taiwanese A transliteration of the name of the Fujian province of China. ... Cantonese generally refers to people or things associated with Guangdong Province, Hong Kong or Macau in China. ... A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... This page discusses Beacons, fires designed to attract attention. ...

Sir Hugh Clifford, on the other hand, although a highly-regarded man, had no connection with the port of Singapore or its amenities other than the fact that he was the governor. His activities were largely occupied with his visits to the Malay States and in particular Pahang, the scene of much of his earlier service. The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapores harbours and which handle Singapores shipping. ... The Malay states are a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary Rulers. ... State motto: no State motto Capital Kuantan Royal Capital Pekan Sultan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Chief Minister Dato Seri Adnan Yaakob Area 35,964 km2 Population  - Est year 2005 1,372,500 State anthem Pahang State Anthem Pahang (Jawi: Ú¨Ù‡Ú ) is the largest state in Peninsular Malaysia, occupying the huge Sungai...

Architecture

Clifford Pier's roof structure.

Clifford Pier was designed by the Public Works Department, where Frank Dorrington Ward was then the Chief Architect in the 1930s. The pier has a simple but unique architecture with a roof structure comprising concrete arched trusses in a riband form. Details, such as brackets and even the fire hose cabinets, were evidently designed with much consideration. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Table of architecture, Cyclopaedia, 1728 The following article focuses on built environment, the architecture of spaces designed for human habitation. ... Placing a concrete floor for a commercial building. ... Isometric view of a typical arch a complete idiot is a curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight (e. ... Truss bridge for a single track railway, converted to pedestrian use and pipeline support. ... Various brackets in Arial See parenthesis for an account of the rhetorical concept from which the name of the punctuation mark is derived. ... Categories: Stub | Firefighting ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...

New Clifford Pier

With the construction of the Marina Barrage, a dam across the Marina Channel which will convert the existing Marina Bay into a reservoir, the existing Clifford Pier will be disused. A new Clifford Pier has been constructed at Marina South and will be opened in April 2006 to replace the existing Clifford Pier. The existing 26,000 square metre Clifford Pier site including its adjacent former Customs Harbour Branch building has been safeguarded for conservation, and its surrounding land parcels will be developed into a retail, leisure and entertainment centre. The Marina Barrage is a dam being built in Singapore across the Marina Channel between the reclaimed lands of Marina East and Marina South. ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... Marina Bay is an area in the south of Singapore, on the east side of the mouth of the Singapore River, next to the artificial bay created by land reclamation. ... ... Marina South is a peninsula adjacent to the Central Business District in Singapore. ... Architectural conservation describes the process through which the material, historical, and design integrity of immovable objects are prolonged through carefully planned interventions. ... In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... Leisure is time spent in non-compulsory activities. ... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ...

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References

• National Heritage Board (2002), Singapore's 100 Historic Places, Archipelago Press, ISBN 9814068233
• Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 9812102051
• Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996), Singapore - A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places, Times Books International, ISBN 9971652315
• Lianhe Zaobao, Marina South New Clifford Pier to start operations in Apr 2006, 3 Jan 2006

See also

• Marina Bay
• Marina Barrage