250px, Tuk-tuk on Krung Kasem Road, passing in front of Debsirin School, one of the oldest boys' schools in the country. Wat Thep Sirin subdistrict (, ) is a ''

khwaeng A ''khwaeng'' (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand. Currently, there are 180 ''khwaeng'' in Bangkok. A ''khwaeng'' is roughly equivalent to a ''tambon'' in ot ...

'' (subdistrict) of Pom Prap Sattru Phai district in Bangkok.

History

Wat Deb Sirin (sometimes written as Wat Debsirin), is a royal temple named in honour of Queen

Debsirindra Debsirindra (, , ), formerly Ramphoei Phamaraphirom (), born Ramphoei Siriwong (; 17 July 1834 – 9 September 1862), was the second consort of King Mongkut, and mother of King Chulalongkorn. Biography Princess Ramphoei was born in 1834 to Sir ...

, wife of King

Mongkut Mongkut (18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth Monarchy of Thailand, king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IV. He reigned from 1851 until his death in 1868. The reign of Mongkut was marked by significant modernization ini ...

(Rama IV) and mother of King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was cha ...

(Rama V). The area originally was known as ''Suan Mali'' (สวนมะลิ, 'jasmine garden') and ''Rong Liang Dek'' (โรงเลี้ยงเด็ก, 'child care house'). Both of them are ''

tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

'' in Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Phra Nakhon Province (now Bangkok). Rong Liang Dek was the first nursery in Thailand, it was founded in 1890 by Princess

Saisavali Bhiromya Saisavali Bhiromya, the Princess Suddhasininat Piyamaharaj Padivaradda (; ), born Princess Sai Ladavalya of Siam (; ; 4 September 1862 – 24 June 1929) was a consort of Chulalongkorn, the King of Siam. Early life She was a daughter of Ladav ...

, the royal consort of King Chulalongkorn, following the loss of her eldest daughter (Princess

Nabhachara Chamrassri Nabhachara Chamrassri (; ; 5 May 1884 – 31 August 1889), was the Princess of Siam (later Thailand). She was a member of the Siamese royal family. She was a daughter of Chulalongkorn. Her mother was Saisavali Bhiromya Saisavali Bhirom ...

) at the age of five years to

typhoid Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a disease caused by ''Salmonella enterica'' serotype Typhi bacteria, also called ''Salmonella'' Typhi. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. Often ther ...

in 1889. She established the nursery to adopt orphans north of Suan Mali. After it opened, she named all children herself, before whose names she prefixed the word ''Bun'' ('good deed'). The nursery was demolished, but its name still appears as a ''

soi In Thailand, a ''soi'' ( ) is a side street that branches off of a major street (''thanon'', ). An alley is called a ''trok'' (). Overview Sois are usually numbered, and are referred to by the name of the major street and the number, as in "S ...

'' ('alleyway') on left side of

Bamrung Mueang Road Bamrung Mueang Road (, ) is the second paved road in Bangkok. It was built in 1863 after Charoen Krung Road, in the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV). It cut through the old fortified city of Rattanakosin Island from west to east, beginning near t ...

called ''Soi Rong Liang Dek'' or ''Trok Rong Liang Dek'' and it is in the area of neighbouring Khlong Maha Nak Subdistrict. In 1940, Suan Mali and Rong Liang Dek were merged with Wat Thep Sirin.

Geography

Wat Thep Sirin borders four subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Khlong Maha Nak (Bamrung Mueang Road is the dividing line), Rong Mueang of

Pathum Wan Pathum Wan (, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when royal villas were built there i ...

District (

Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem (, ) is a canal (''khlong'') in Bangkok. It was dug in 1851 in order to serve as a new outer moat for the expanding city, extending its boundaries from the Rattanakosin Island to the north and east. History When the cit ...

is the dividing line), Pom Prap (Luang Road is the boundary), and Ban Bat (

Worachak Road 350px, Worachak road at S.A.B. intersection visiting S.A.B. building ( Charoen_Krung.html" ;"title="Sing Sian Yer Pao headquarters (seen from Charoen Krung">Sing Sian Yer Pao headquarters (seen from Charoen Krung road) Worachak Road (, , ) is a ro ...

is the boundary).

Phlapphla Chai Road Phlapphla Chai (, ) is the name of a road in Bangkok's Pom Prap and Wat Thep Sirin sub-districts, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, and also the five-way intersection of the road with Luang and Maitri Chit Roads. It is also the name of the surro ...

runs south from Pom Prap and ends at the junction where it joins with Bamrung Mueang Road.

Places

*Wat Thep Sirin *

Debsirin School Debsirin School (, ) is a boys' secondary school in Thailand. Founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1885, its alumni include King Ananda Mahidol, Malaysia's founding father Tunku Abdul Rahman, more than 70 cabinet members, including five prime mini ...

* Yotse Bridge *Wat Thewi Worayat *Wat Disa Nukaram *Suan Mali Fire & Rescue Station *Yotse Medical Clinic

References

{{reflist Pom Prap Sattru Phai district Subdistricts of Bangkok