The Original Magazine
The magazine was built in the 1880s to store ammunition for the two 7 Inch RML guns which were on emplacements opposite. The Magazine has thick stone walls and its roof is protected by an earth covering which together were designed to withstand the effects of enemy fire.
Originally, there was a thick roof over the passageway forming a tunnel between the Magazine (on the left of the photo) and the 7 Inch RML Gun Emplacement (on the right of the photo).
Sadly the roof was demolished before the Gun Museum came into being. The Surrender Chamber which depicts the surrender of British forces to the Japanese in February 1942 and the surrender of Japanese forces to the British in September 1945 is opposite the magazine. The Quartermaster Store (Fort Shop) is on the ground floor.
As the visitor to the Fort passes the Guardroom, the Magazine is on the left of the narrow passageway. On the right is the Surrender Chamber and shop.
Views alongside the magazine. The left-hand photograph is taken from the end of the Magazine nearest the Guardroom. The area where the roof was is easily seen above the Magazine’s doors. The right-hand photograph is from the other end of the Magazine. The wall on the left of this photograph is that of the Shop and Surrender Chamber.
LEFT: A storage area built-in to the 7 Inch emplacement opposite the Magazine.
RIGHT: Two similar storage areas can be seen to each side of the central entrance of the Magazine. The emplacement wall can be seen on the right of this picture.
LEFT: Ramp to the 7 Inch RML Emplacement with storage below.
CENTRE: The left-hand window in the Magazine wall.
RIGHT: The entrance to the Magazine.
Fort Siloso as seen from Tanjong Berlayer. The shop and Surrender Chamber are showed arrowed in the centre of the photograph. This clearly shows how the two 7 Inch Guns there commanded the harbour entrance. The arrow on the left shows Mount Serapong where another gun battery guarded the eastern approach to the harbour.