Leandro's Lane, Pulau Tikus (28 January 2013)
Leandro's Lane, or
Lorong Leandro's, is a small lane in
Pulau Tikus, George Town. It connects
Kelawei Road to
Burmah Road.
Leandro's Lane was named after a Eurasian who donated the land to build the lane. He owned the land in the area, which was once Kampung Serani, or Eurasian Village. The Eurasians in Pulau Tikus is today just a foggy memory. The legacy of their settlement in Pulau Tikus includes the
Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Kelawei Road Protestant Cemetery.
Leandro's Lane has today been developed for residences. Among these is
Bellisa Court. At the junction of Leandro's Lane and Burmah Road is
Bellisa Row while at the junction of Leandro's Lane and Kelawei Road is
99 Kelawei. It occupies the site of a former Eurasian Boy's School called "Noah's Ark", associated with the Church of the Immaculate Conception nearby.
Getting there
Take
Rapid Penang Bus
101,
103,
104 to Burmah Road and then walk from there.
Map of Leandro's Lane
Bellisa Court (19 September 2010)
Lorong Leandro's road sign (28 January 2013)
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