Normanton Park was deserted on Thursday (Oct 4), bereft of its human inhabitants — and some essential signages and estate furniture — as the last residents moved out of the 41-year-old estate which had been sold en bloc for S$830.1 million.

Ahead of their move, some residents of the 488-unit condominium had collected items such as metal plates marking the floors on lift landings, wooden signages indicating block numbers, as well as a stone bench with the words “donated by a grateful resident” painted on it.

Some of these items have been lovingly repurposed as furniture or incorporated into the furnishings of the residents’ new homes in fond memory of the tight-knit community they used to be part of.

On Normanton Park’s last weekend on Sept 29 and 30, some residents who had moved out earlier returned to bid their final farewell. A curious handful of heritage buffs also made their way to the estate as it was their last chance to analyse and ascertain the purpose and origin of a series of mystery shafts there.

Click through the photos to see what’s left behind.