St. Andrew's Cathedral
11, St. Andrew's Road, Singapore 178959
Civic District Trail 2, Marker 12

St. Andrew's Cathedral is of the Anglican Community and is Singapore's oldest Anglican house of worship. It is also one of the few examples of English Gothic Revival architecture in Singapore. Its history educates people of the Anglican Community and improves understanding and results in unity of the people.

The original church was designed by G D Coleman of the Madras army and was built from 1834 to 1837. The Church was struck by lightning twice and became damaged. In 1852, it was declared unsafe and was demolished to make way for the present building.

The present Cathedral was designed by Colonel Ronald Macpherson of the Madras army and was built between 1856 and 1864, using Indian convict labourers.

In 1870, it was elevated to the status of a Cathedral. It was named St.Andrew’s after the patron saint of Scotland in recognition of the generosity of the Scottish community in contributing a large amount of money for the construction of the church. During the Japanese invasion, the Cathedral was used as a casualty station for the wounded and remained open for worship.

One of the main attractions of the Cathedral is a multi-coloured stained glass window. The center panel is dedicated to the memory of Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore. The Preservation of Monuments Board gazetted this monument on 6 July 1973.