Jalan Birch, George Town

Birch Road, George Town, Penang (29 December 2018)


Jalan Birch, formerly Birch Road , is a minor road in the Pulau Tikus suburb of George Town, Penang. It runs from Kelawei Road to Gurney Drive. The road has a mix of high-rise residential properties on the Gurney Drive end, with some commercial properties, on the Kelawei Road end.

I believed that Jalan Birch was named after either E.W. Birch, the Resident of Perak in 1905-10, and son to J.W.W. Birch, the first Resident of Perak who was murdered in Pasir Salak, or James Kortright Birch, who served as a Resident Councillor of Penang from 1905 to 1907. E.W. Birch was popular for his role in getting tin ore from Perak smelted in Penang. It was also he who initiated the Birch Memorial in memory of his father.

Map of Jalan Birch, Penang

Sights along Jalan Birch

Getting there

There are no buses going to Jalan Birch. The nearest bus stops are located at Kelawei Road, served by Rapid Penang Bus 103.

The present Jalan Birch road sign (22 December 2012)


The old Jalan Birch roadsign (16 September 2010)

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