There was apparently also a Bukit Brown Road in the vicinity, but it is also defunct. Other roads in the cemetery that are named include Sime Road, Lorong Halwa and the now defunct Jalan Berahi. Kheam Hock Road, that runs through the cemetery, is named after Tan Kheam Hock. Eventually, the municipal authorities acquired the land, and Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery officially opened in 1922. Years later, Municipal Commissioner Tan Kheam Hock (陈谦福) pushed for the cemetery to be open to all Chinese. Stakes of doom – marking the tombs that will be affected by the road construction During that period of time, only Hokkien Ongs were allowed to be buried there. The area was subsequently bought over by Ong Ewe Hai, Ong Kew Ho and Ong Chong Chew, 3 Hokkien businessmen who intended to use it as a burial ground for the Ong clan. Some of them would fence up the entire area In the past, richer families would buy over large areas for all family members to be buried together. Rumour has it that he sold the land away as his son drowned while fishing at a small stream near the foot of the mountain. However, after an injury in the early 1880s, he moved to Penang to recuperate, and passed away there in 1882. He bought over the piece of land, named it Mount Pleasant (as he found the area pleasant), and lived there with his family. With the road construction starting anytime soon, I have decided to post some photos that I took when I visited the place.īukit Brown is named after George Henry Brown, a trader and ship owner who arrived in Singapore in the 1840s. However, according to URA’s master plan, the entire cemetery will be redeveloped for housing purposes a in a few decades’ time. According to the latest plan released by LTA, a total 3,746 graves out of the hundred thousand existing ones will be affected. All Rights Reserved.The entrance gate to Bukit Brown Cemetery, at Lorong Halwaįor heritage enthusiasts like me, one of the major happenings in 2013 that we have been keeping track of is definitely the road construction across Bukit Brown Cemetery.
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Bukit Padang, Malaysia 161+ meters, 528+ feet This is a Provisional Peak entered by a registered user.
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