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This picture depicts a view of St. Margaret's Secondary School on Farrer Road. The girls' school was founded by Mrs. Maria Dyer, a British missionary with London Missionary Society, in a shophouse on North Bridge Road in 1842. It was known as "Chinese Girls' School" (1861) and "Church of England Zenana Missionary Society School" (1900) before it was renamed "St. Margaret's School". The school was relocated to 134, Sophia Road in 1861. In 1960, the primary and secondary sections were separated. St. Margaret's Secondary School was relocated to Farrer Road on 5 January 1960. It was declared open by Right Reverend R.F. Gibson Junior, Bishop of Virginia, on 20 February 1963. It was temporarily relocated to the former site of Tanglin Secondary School at Commonwealth Avenue between June 1998 and December 2000. The new premises at 111, Farrer Road was declared open by Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, on 22 July 2002. It was granted autonomous status by Ministry of Education in 2009. Past principals of St. Margaret's Secondary School include Mrs. Martha Holloway (1957-1965); Mrs. Kon Tong Thye (1966-1967); Mrs. Liza Matthew George (Jul 1967-1990); Mrs. Tan Lee Lee (1991-1998); and Mrs. Caroline Lee-Ong Chon Peng (1999-2004). Current principal is Mrs. Marion Tan Cheng Neo (Nov 2004 to date). Title devised by Library staff.