Former Ford Factory | |
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Alternative names | Old Ford Factory Old Ford Motor Factory Hong Leong Industries Building Temporarily named as "Syonan Gallery" |
General information | |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Location | Bukit Timah, Singapore |
Address | 351 Upper Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 588192 |
Country | Singapore |
Coordinates | 1°21′10″N 103°46′08″E / 1.352900°N 103.768800°E |
Named for | Ford |
Opened | October 1941 |
Owner | Ford Motor Company of Malaya (former) National Archives of Singapore |
Affiliation | National Heritage Board |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Emile Brizay |
Known for | a venue in Singapore where the British officially surrendered Singapore to the Japanese during World War II in 15 February 1942 |
Other information | |
Public transit access | DT4 Hume |
Designated | 15 February 2006 |
Reference no. | 55 |
The Former Ford Factory (also Old Ford Motor Factory and Old Ford Factory depending on sources) is located along Upper Bukit Timah Road at Bukit Timah in Singapore. It is the place where the British Army forces surrendered to Imperial Japanese Army forces on 15 February 1942 after the Battle of Singapore. The Old Ford Motor Factory had since been gazetted as a National Monument in 2006, and converted into an exhibition gallery and archive named Memories at Old Ford Factory. The permanent exhibition gallery showcases life in Singapore under Japanese wartime rule, and the exhibition is one of the continuation of final battles from Pasir Panjang and at Fort Siloso.