The Building
1920: Completion of the building by the Japan Club as Japanese Elementary School
Photo 1 Japanese students prepare for sports meet, 1939.
The Japanese Association Singapore Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
1931: Third storey extension added to the building
1941: Many Japanese left Singapore due to the Sino-Japan War with only 3 tutors and several students left by 8 December 1941
1942: School re-opened as First National People’s School
1947: Building used as temporary recreation centre for British soldiers called the Shackle Club
1947-1951: Gan Eng Seng School
1955-1984: Stamford Girls School
Photo 2 Stamford Girls School, 1982.
Courtesy of Lee Kip Lin Collection, National Library, Singapore
1984-1986: Stamford Girls School combined with Waterloo Girls School to form co-ed Stamford Primary School
1988: Converted to Stamford Arts Centre under the former Ministry of Community Development's Arts Housing
1994: Stamford Arts Centre awarded conservation status
2017: Commencement of redevelopment works of Stamford Arts Centre
2018: Completion of redevelopment works of Stamford Arts Centre
