Block 151 - Changi Murals - Singapore or JB
Block 151 - Changi Murals is geographically located at latitude 1° 22' 47" North of the Equator and longitude 103° 58' 58" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore. Block 151 - Changi Murals at Roberts Barracks. Modern address: Martlesham Road, Changi. The Chapel is in the end ground floor room at the far side of the block. During the World War II, four Chaplains, fondly called "Padres" by servicemen, found themselves in Roberts Barracks. They negotiated with the Japanese and they grudgingly gave permission to make a chapel for the prisoners in the hospital area of the camp. With the help of the prisoners, he converted an end ground floor room of Barrack Block 151 in the dysentery wing. The chapel was fitted out with whatever furnishings were available, or could be made by the POWs. Some benches were found, and an altar and lectern were made. The chapel was dedicated to Saint Luke the Physician, an appropriate choice for the use Roberts Barracks was being put to. The POW, Stanley Warren, began painting The Murals early September 1942 and all five (The Nativity, St. Paul in Prison, The Last Supper, The Crucifixion and The Resurrection) were completed in May 1943. The murals were rediscovered in Changi Camp Block 151 in 1958. A search was undertaken successfully for Stanley Warren. He returned to Singapore in 1963, 1982 and 1988 and with the help of local authorities, restored the murals at Changi Camp. In 1968, Singapore Ministry of Defence had decided to take over responsibility of the murals and to keep them in good condition for display. Despite requests in the late 1990s from officials in the Ministry of Defence to move the Changi Murals from the Singapore Armed Forces Base to a more convenient location, Pamelia Lee (who was also a member of Singapore's National Heritage Board) affirmed that these would not be removed, as it is the the Singapore Tourism Board intention to keep heritage pieces intact and in their original location for as long as possible. It is by Cranwell Road, near Tangmere Road, near Old Sarum Road, near Digby Road, near Northolt Road. The following locations related to it are represented by the an airplane flight paths route between two points and may not be nearest by road.
Meridien Changi is about 1.2km, Changi Village Hotel is about 1.2km, Loyang Resort is about 2.3km, Crowne Plaza Hotel is about 2.3km, Aloha Resorts is about 2.8km. These are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Block 151 - Changi Murals.
Loyang Point is about 2.5km, White Sands is about 3.8km, Tampines Mart is about 3.8km, Block 201 Market is about 4.5km, Elias Mall is about 4.6km. These are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Block 151 - Changi Murals.
Changi Village is about 1km, Johor Battery WW2 Gun is about 1.6km, Changi Beach Park is about 1.7km, Changi Chapel And Museum is about 2.2km, Changi Chapel Museum is about 2.8km. These are places of interest (attraction) located near Block 151 - Changi Murals.
Pasir Ris Primary School is about 2.4km, Greenview Secondary School is about 2.5km, Pasir Ris Crescent Secondary School is about 2.7km, White Sands Primary School is about 2.9km, Casuarina Primary School is about 3km. These are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Block 151 - Changi Murals.
Pasir Ris Street 21 Openspace is about 2.7km, Pasir Ris Park Maze Garden is about 3.4km, Pasir Ris Park Mangrove Swamp is about 3.5km, Pasir Ris Park Amphitheatre is about 3.6km, Pasir Ris Park is about 3.6km. These are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Block 151 - Changi Murals.