Bidadari cemetery exhumation, Exhumation took place between 2001 and 2006 to make way for housing developments and public works A number of graves were moved to the nearby Bidadari Garden. By 2006, all known graves were exhumed to make way for development of the Bidadari Estate. It served the Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sinhalese communities. It is known that volunteers walked the cemetery taking photographs and notes of burials, with the aim of retaining the records at the Singapore National Archives. Bidadari was the main Christian cemetery of Singapore from its official opening in 1908 until its closure in 1972. "Bidadari," in this context, carries a profound and layered meaning. Ten years after Goh Si Guim’s article on the exhumation of Bidadari in Nature Watch 10. 1, what has become of the place? How much of the site do we still remember and treasure today? Yong Ding Li revisits the former cemetery and takes a timely look at the precarious bird life as it awaits an uncertain future. However, beyond its linguistic roots, Bidadari holds a deeper cultural resonance as the estate has served as a final resting place for various communities, embody Introduction Bidadari Cemetery was one of the first cemeteries created following the founding of Singapore (Goh, 2002). Bidadari Cemetery was located at the base of Mount Vernon and bounded by Bartley Road and Upper Serangoon Road. Jul 7, 2022 ยท What was the historical significance of the land where Bidadari estate is now? When was the cemetery at Bidadari estate used and when were the burial sites exhumed? How much did the land for Bidadari estate cost in the early 1900s? Why was the Bidadari estate land repurposed from a cemetery to a residential area?. Originating from the Malay language, it translates to "fairy" or "nymph," evoking a sense of enchantment and mystique. The cemetery accepted its last burial in 1972. The completeness and availability of these records are uncertain at this time. Under the 1998 URA Masterplan, the cemetery was zoned for development as high-density housing. The site of Bidadari Cemetery used to be Istana Bidadari, the home of Che Puan Besar Zubaidah, who was the second wife of Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor. In 2003, the graves were exhumed and for the next 15 years, the site was left vacant.
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