| WAT KHOK CHANG (วัดโคกชาง) |
Wat Khok Chang or the "Monastery of the Mound of the Storehouse" (1) was located
on the city island in the northwestern area at Pratu Chai sub-district. The temple was
located on the north bank of an ancient canal called Khlong Chang Maha Chai. Wat Sing
was north of the temple, while Wat Jom Thong stood on its south.
There are no traces anymore of the former monastery. A Thai Army camp has been
constructed on the site. The temple has been classified as disappeared.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is mentioned on Phraya Boran Rachathanin’s map drafted in 1926 and on a mid-
19th century map. On the latter map the monastery is denominated Wat Racha (วัดราช).
To its west was Wat Noi.
Footnotes:
(1) ฉาง = barn, granary or storehouse
on the city island in the northwestern area at Pratu Chai sub-district. The temple was
located on the north bank of an ancient canal called Khlong Chang Maha Chai. Wat Sing
was north of the temple, while Wat Jom Thong stood on its south.
There are no traces anymore of the former monastery. A Thai Army camp has been
constructed on the site. The temple has been classified as disappeared.
Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.
The site is mentioned on Phraya Boran Rachathanin’s map drafted in 1926 and on a mid-
19th century map. On the latter map the monastery is denominated Wat Racha (วัดราช).
To its west was Wat Noi.
Footnotes:
(1) ฉาง = barn, granary or storehouse
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| Text & maps by Tricky Vandenberg - October 2009 Reviewed April 2011 |
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| (Extract of a begin-20th century map) |
| (Extract of a mid-19th century map) |