MacRitchie Reservoir
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MacRitchie Reservoir is Singapore's oldest reservoir and was the first water supply system implemented in Singapore. The reservoir was mostly completed in 1867 by impounding water with an earth embank
The distinctive zig-zag bridge and Performing Arts Pavilion are popular spots at the reservoir
MacRitchie Reservoir Suspension Bridge
Macritchie Reservoir in the afternoon from Lornie Trail
The suspension bridge as part of the treetop walk
James MacRitchie
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James MacRitchie was Municipal Engineer to the Singapore Municipal Commission from 1883 to 1895. Singapore's oldest reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir was named after him in 1922.
MacRitchie Reservoir
…and was then known as the Impounding Reservoir. It was later renamed Thomson Road Reservoir in 1907 before finally named MacRitchie Reservoir after James MacRitchie in 1922. After a trading post was established by the British in Singapore in 1819, the number of trading vessels and migrants arriving at Singapore…
Lau Pa Sat from above
Bronze memorial panel of James MacRitchie