Pykett Avenue, George Town

Pykett Avenue, Penang (30 June 2018)


Lebuhraya Pykett, formerly Pykett Avenue, is a minor road off Burmah Road in George Town, Penang. It runs from Macalister Road on one end to Westland Road on the other, with a junction to Pykett Lane. The road was originally called Westland Avenue¹ but was renamed Pykett Avenue after the Pykett Primary and Middle Schools were established there.

It was named in honour of Reverend George Frederick Pykett (1864-1932), the Methodist missionary whose name is immortalized for his contribution towards education in George Town. Although not the first Methodist missionary in Penang, Pykett was instrumental in setting up the Anglo-Chinese School, which spawned the Methodist Boys' School and Methodist Girls' School, the Pykett Methodist School and the Union Primary School and Union High School.

Much of the land in the area once belonged to the illustrious Khaw family, with its most famous scion having Khaw Sim Bee Road named in his honour.

Map of Pykett Avenue, George Town, Penang

Sights along Pykett Avenue

Getting there

The nearest bus stop is along Burmah Road. It is served by Rapid Penang bus 10, 101, 102, 103, 104 and 304.

Pykett Avenue, Penang (30 June 2018)


Lebuhraya Pykett roadsign (30 June 2018)


Lebuhraya Pykett roadsign (19 March 2009)

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