Fort Pasir Panjang was decommissioned in 1912 but was revived as the Labrador Battery in 1939 due to fomenting crisis that would become World War II.
Join me on a short guided tour of old Fort Pasir Panjang. (Tips and gratuities gladly accepted!)
Enjoy and please do leave me some comments.
Thanks James for a wonderful documentary. In 1997 about 1 or 2 months before my wedding, I went to Labrador Park alone. While exploring the park I noticed what looked like an entrance way beside and beneath the road. I went down and saw an entrance with a makeshift wooden door that was not padlocked. I entered and realized it was a system of rooms/tunnels that seemed to have been untouched for many years. After a while I suddenly found myself in complete darkness in all directions. I tried to retrace my steps but to no avail. I also tried to follow the wall in one direction guessing that it would eventually lead me out. But I soon realized that didn't work because it seemed that one room led to one or more other rooms which in turn led to one or more other rooms. I was in a spot! Lost underground and I had not told anyone I was going to Labrador park! However after about another 5 to 10 minutes of trial and error, just as I had earlier on suddenly found myself in total darkness, I now suddenly saw light at the end of a tunnel in one of the directions. That was how how managed to come out - feeling much relieved and grateful ! I guess this is the tunnel you mentioned was discovered (announced?) in 2001.
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