A reservoir the size of three badminton courts dating back to 1905 has been discovered by the National Heritage Board.
Located off Telok Blangah Road, and not marked out in maps today, it served as a source of water for the Tanjong Pagar Dock.
The reservoir, which is an oasis of calm and a green pocket in the built up area, also used to be a swimming pool during the Japanese Occupation, according to Japanese maps of Singapore. Remnants of a diving board and a bathing area still stand today.
The place, known to some as the Keppel Hill Reservoir, made the news when two soldiers and a 17-year-old boy drowned there on two occasions in 1936 and 1948.
The 2m deep pool of water, which has a working filtration system today, was discovered by a team of researchers from the board in February.
The team spent four months piecing together more details about the site from old maps and news stories. A documentary on the place will be uploaded on its website on Thursday.
Located off Telok Blangah Road, and not marked out in maps today, it served as a source of water for the Tanjong Pagar Dock.
The reservoir, which is an oasis of calm and a green pocket in the built up area, also used to be a swimming pool during the Japanese Occupation, according to Japanese maps of Singapore. Remnants of a diving board and a bathing area still stand today.
The place, known to some as the Keppel Hill Reservoir, made the news when two soldiers and a 17-year-old boy drowned there on two occasions in 1936 and 1948.
The 2m deep pool of water, which has a working filtration system today, was discovered by a team of researchers from the board in February.
The team spent four months piecing together more details about the site from old maps and news stories. A documentary on the place will be uploaded on its website on Thursday.
