Nestled amid lush green vegetation, Wessex Estate is a colonial-style residential estate which JTC has re-adapted into a creative enclave. It comprises a total of 26 walk-up apartment blocks and 58 semi-detached houses which spread across the entire 28 ha of land. Well complemented by vast and green open spaces, the estate is a picture of serene tranquility. Surrounded by open spaces and trees, the estate provides a soothing and relaxing ambience for its residents. Constructed around the 1940’s, the Black and White walk-up apartments and semi-detached houses have now become home to a diverse community of artists, designers and acting professionals. As part of the one-north development initiative, Wessex Estate is slated to be a hub for the creative enclave.
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They are everywhere enjoying simple life
Interesting bus stop infront of Laurent Bernard
The Colbar
Old weighing machine
Good old ceiling fan
Nicely shield MG
Simple thing in life. Tree swing
Little MG
I don't think I can fit in!
I should fit in this yellow one
Nice open ground
Very Singapore - hanging out cloths...must be locals
Woking anyone ?
3 comments:
Looks like a wonderful place to be in. Thanks for revealing such a place to us all. :D
Nice series of wessex estate. Is it near the jln hang jebat? Anyway txs for sharing and it cool to know such community exist in Singapore
My father was based in RAF Changi in 1965 and I'm trying to track down where we lived. I think it may have been the Wessex Estate?
Our house was semi-detached and had balconies along the front upstairs. There was a field of oxen opposite and the jungle behind. I know there was a kampong nearby because my sister got lost and was found there. We visited our ahmas home - a house on stilts - so a Malay kampong?
There was a small swamp at the end of our row, which years later was drained and was discovered to be a mass burial grave. There was a cemetery nearby - Chinese or Malay. I went in there with a boy from the street behind and we were chased out by a local with a scythe! The boy and his family sent messages home to their grandma on tape.
We would walk to an Amahs night market and would walk along what I thought to be a very wide monsoon drain - but was probably a canal - the pictures of Bukit Timah canal from that era look the same.
There was also a row of shops in walking distance -I remember watching a dragon dance there.
Any photos of the semi-detached houses or verification of landmarks
would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Des
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