264 x 180 mm. A view of Collyer Quay from the waterfront, with the buildings owned by A.L. Johnston in the left foreground. Johnston, one of Singapore's most eminent citizens and businessmen, had come to the island in 1819 (see Buckley, numerous references). The buildings on Collyer Quay were leased to the firm of Robinson and Co., whose name can be seen above the entrance (Philip Robinson had come to Singapore from Melbourne in 1857 and the business was founded the following year: see Buckley, p. 672). These buildings were demolished in 1890 to make way for the offices of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Also visible in the photograph are the premises of McAlister and Co. at the corner of Battery Road and Flint Street. Founded in 1857, the business moved its premises to make way for the Chartered Bank in 1895 (see Buckley, p. 713). Behind McAlister can be seen part of the premises of the sailmaker Davies.