Tracing Stamford Canal

Tracing Stamford Canal: Hidden but not Forgotten

Beneath Orchard Road and Bras Basah runs a waterway that quietly shaped the city’s growth. Follow the line of Stamford Canal from former nutmeg estates to today’s malls, and learn how floods, engineering works, and urban design decisions changed streets and habits. We will read subtle clues in walkwayssightlines, bridges, and building layouts, and understand blue green spaces in the heart of town

This tour is part of the Best of Both collaboration with Jane's Tours and the Urbanist Singapore

Highlights

  • Meet at Kurasu The Stand (Orchard Building)
  • Somerset Mall belt (urban layout)  
  • Stamford Canal (exposed sections)
  • SMU Campus Green (former convict jail site)
  • SMU Connexions (former National Library Site)
  • Stamford Bridge
  • Mouth of Stamford Canal (near Esplanade) 
  • End at Esplanade Theatres on the Bay