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This is the façade of Bowyer Block at Singapore General Hospital, with its distinctive clock tower and tall columns. Formerly known as "Upper Block", it was designed by architectural firm, Keys and Dowdeswell. Opened on 29 March 1926, it used to house the main administrative offices, Medical Unit Two and Three, Surgical A and B Units, Paediatric East and West Unit, Diagnostic Radiology Department and Ear, Nose and Throat Department (1926-1951). It also accommodated the first and second class male wards, and first class female wards. The block was named after Dr. John Herbert Bowyer, Chief Medical Officer who was tortured to death by the Japanese in 1944. Part of the Bowyer Block was demolished in the 1980s to make way for the construction of the new Singapore General Hospital. It was gazetted as a national monument by Preservation of Monuments Board on 11 November 2009. Title devised by Library staff.