Singapore Night Tour | St. James Power Station

No doubt Singapore has some major historical buildings due to its history. One of the national monuments you might see on your Singapore trips is the St. James Power Station. Built in 1926, it was Singapore's first power station (also previously the one and only coal-fired power plant in Singapore) and supplied electricity to the nearby port and the surrounding industries, shipyards and residences. However St. James went through various phases since which you can ask your Singapore tour guide about.

Previously hosting Singapore’s night life now home to Dyson

St James received its name from its site - Cape Saint James. This tract of land used to belong to Temenggong Abdul Rahman, with whom Sir Stamford Raffles famously negotiated to sign the 1819 Singapore Treaty. The treaty allowed the British East India Company to set up a trading post in Singapore and marked the birth of Singapore as a British colony. Nowadays, St. James will be the HQ for Dyson. Ask your Singapore tourist guide about when old buildings are getting the URA Architectural Heritage Award and what they need to fulfill to receive it.

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