~ Great Hotels part 1 ~ The FULLERTON Hotel ~ - Page 10

ncon · November 25th, 2006, 06:23 AM

thanks

RafflesCity · February 27th, 2007, 12:52 PM

Red lighting scheme for Chinese New Year 2007

ncon · March 19th, 2007, 12:21 PM

SEAfan · March 21st, 2007, 06:29 PM

Thank you, Raffi and Encon!

I don't think I can ever get enough photos of Singapore's wonderful Fullerton.

RafflesCity · April 9th, 2008, 03:32 PM

image hosted on flickr

SEAfan · April 12th, 2008, 03:02 AM

Thank you, Raffi!

What a superb place ...

The Fullerton's situation at the edge of the river with a view of all that greenery really makes it extra special.

RafflesCity · April 12th, 2008, 12:43 PM

Thanks SEAFan...its really worth a stroll in that area, which used to be where the colonial govt offices were. It retains a very unique and genteel atmosphere today

The Fullerton has a commanding entrance at the entrance of the river, as can be made out in this old pic (yes, yet again)

don diego 2000 · July 8th, 2010, 08:40 AM

Post letters at The Fullerton

By Huang Huifen | StraitsTimes.Com | Jul 8, 2010

You can post a letter at The Fullerton once again - 14 years after it ceased operations as the republic's General Post Office. No, the luxurious hotel has not reverted to its original purpose, but a colonial-style red pillar post box located outside the newly-launched Fullerton Heritage Gallery will function as a regular mailbox.

The 500kg mailbox, flown specially from Britain, is the centre piece of the permanent exhibition at the gallery showcasing photographs and artifacts which traces the history of the Fullerton building from a fort to post office and its present-day use as a hotel.

Launched on Thursday by guest of honour Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, the 800-sq m gallery located at the lobby of the hotel will also include the Foundation Stone which was erected outside the building in 1970 by Singapore's first president Yusof Ishak as a tribute to the early settlers. The stone was shifted to the National Archives in 2000 and has now returned to its original premises.

Philatelic items such as a 1906 picture-less postcard, a letter from Chicago which made its stop in Singapore enroute to Europe in 1935, and a weighing scale are also on display to celebrate the building's postal heritage.

The gallery is partially funded by the National Heritage Board's Heritage Industry Incentive Programme, which supports private players in developing heritage attractions.

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SEAfan mumbling imprecations Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,432 Likes (Received): 0	Thank you, Raffi and Encon! I don't think I can ever get enough photos of Singapore's wonderful Fullerton.

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April 12th, 2008, 03:02 AM	#186
SEAfan mumbling imprecations Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,432 Likes (Received): 0	Thank you, Raffi! What a superb place ... The Fullerton's situation at the edge of the river with a view of all that greenery really makes it extra special.

April 12th, 2008, 12:43 PM	#187
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Thanks SEAFan...its really worth a stroll in that area, which used to be where the colonial govt offices were. It retains a very unique and genteel atmosphere today The Fullerton has a commanding entrance at the entrance of the river, as can be made out in this old pic (yes, yet again)

July 8th, 2010, 08:40 AM	#188
don diego 2000 . Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 847 Likes (Received): 17	Post letters at The Fullerton By Huang Huifen \| StraitsTimes.Com \| Jul 8, 2010 You can post a letter at The Fullerton once again - 14 years after it ceased operations as the republic's General Post Office. No, the luxurious hotel has not reverted to its original purpose, but a colonial-style red pillar post box located outside the newly-launched Fullerton Heritage Gallery will function as a regular mailbox. The 500kg mailbox, flown specially from Britain, is the centre piece of the permanent exhibition at the gallery showcasing photographs and artifacts which traces the history of the Fullerton building from a fort to post office and its present-day use as a hotel. Launched on Thursday by guest of honour Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, the 800-sq m gallery located at the lobby of the hotel will also include the Foundation Stone which was erected outside the building in 1970 by Singapore's first president Yusof Ishak as a tribute to the early settlers. The stone was shifted to the National Archives in 2000 and has now returned to its original premises. Philatelic items such as a 1906 picture-less postcard, a letter from Chicago which made its stop in Singapore enroute to Europe in 1935, and a weighing scale are also on display to celebrate the building's postal heritage. The gallery is partially funded by the National Heritage Board's Heritage Industry Incentive Programme, which supports private players in developing heritage attractions.