St. Andrews Cathedral, Singapore

Colonel Ronald MacPherson

1862

Singapore

Photograph and text 2008 George P. Landow

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Marie got down from the city bus near the Capitol. St Andrews Cathedral looked white and serene in the middle of its shady field fringed by angsana trees, sentinels of the Church's serenity planted long ago by those nostalgic for the oak trees of the English countryside. Set in the heart of this busy shopping area considered protected by its fence of strong iron railings, the spire of the Cathedral rose high above the trees reaching out to things beyond this earth, above the pretty concerns of man below. — Su-chen Christine Lim, Rice Bowl

References

Lim, Su-chen Christine. Rice Bowl [1984], Singapore: Times Editions, 1991. 249.

Cathedral site. [Includes virtual tours, history] Viewed 26 October 2008.

Last modified 26 October 2008