Vintage circa 1910 Real Photo Postcard Colonial Singapore - Thompson Reservoir. For Sale
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Vintage circa 1910 Real Photo Postcard Colonial Singapore - Thompson Reservoir.: $50.00
Singapore's first major waterworks was completed in 1877 to provide piped water to the town. Originally called the Impounding Reservoir, it was enlarged on two occasions and was renamed Thomson Road Reservoir in 1907. The reservoir became known as MacRitchie Reservoir in 1922 in recognition of the work of municipal engineer, James MacRitchie.