Tyersall Park
Tyersall Park is an estate in Singapore, bound by Holland Road and Tyersall Avenue, and near the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Previously a private land belonging to the Sultan of Johor from 1862, some portions of it had been acquired by the Government of Singapore in 1990 and in 2009 respectively.
| Tyersall Park | |
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Tyersall, Singapore – c.1910 | |
| Type | Historical landmark |
| Location | Singapore |
| Nearest city | Tanglin, Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°18′44″N 103°48′40″E |
| Area | 24.4 hectares (60 acres) (mid-1800s–2009) |
| Founded | mid-1800s |
| Built | mid-1800s |
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| Original use | Private residences (approx. mid-1800s–1862) Royal residence (1862–1990) |
| Demolished | Tyersall House: 1890 Woodneuk House: 1932 Istana Tyersall: 1935 |
| Current use | Restricted property, some parts now part of the Singapore Botanic Gardens |
| Architect | Dato Yahya Awaluddin: Istana Tyersall (1892) Denis Santry: Istana Woodneuk (1935) |
| Owner | Johor (1862–present) Singapore (1990–present) |
Former location in Singapore | |
| History of Singapore |
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| Singapore portal |
The property is generally restricted from the public (excluding the parts that have been acquired) and is fenced along Tyersall Avenue. The ring road known as Catterick Circle used to run through the estate, and was still shown on maps even after the late Sultan of Johor's former palaces were no longer charted on any modern maps of Singapore. Catterick Circle was officially removed from updated maps of Singapore in the 1990s.
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