It was part of a British military base in the 1930s that was converted into a POW camp that housed more than 50,000 prisoners, including captured allied troops.
It is believed that the hospital bore witness to the torture and the execution of many people by the Japanese.
It was renamed Changi Hospital after merging with the nearby Changi Chalet Hospital.
Fun facts:
It was the main artillery battery of the British coastal defence network against the Japanese forces.
It comprised of three 15-inch (38 cm in diameter) guns, known as “monster guns” meant to stop enemy attacks from the sea but its 360-degrees traverse allowed 2 of the guns to fire landward as well.
The Battery was forgotten until the Singapore Prisons Service discovered it during a routine cleaning in April 1991.
The restored site now includes a replica of the large naval gun and a dummy 15-inch shell, weighing a total of 800kg.
It was the main artillery battery of the British coastal defence network against the Japanese forces.
It comprised of three 15-inch (38 cm in diameter) guns, known as “monster guns” meant to stop enemy attacks from the sea but its 360-degrees traverse allowed 2 of the guns to fire landward as well.
The Battery was forgotten until the Singapore Prisons Service discovered it during a routine cleaning in April 1991.
The restored site now includes a replica of the large naval gun and a dummy 15-inch shell, weighing a total of 800kg.