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Balmoral Road, Singapore (2 August 2017)
Balmoral Road is a residential road in Singapore. It is between Tanglin on the west side and Newton on the east. Balmoral Road runs from the intersection with Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road and Chancery Lane in the northeast to the intersection with Stevens Road and Anderson Road in the southwest. It also branches to Balmoral Crescent.
According to Singapore Street Names1, Balmoral Road was originally called Almeida Road. It is one of three roads in Singapore named after the family of José de Almeida (1812-1894), the other two being D'Almeida Street off Raffles Place and Almeida Street in Chinatown off South Bridge Road. An incident in 1908, where the fire brigade was confused over which Almeida Street led to this road being named after Balmoral, the residence of British monarchs in Scotland since Queen Victoria.
It is believed that the name Balmoral was chosen because Dr. H.T. Wee, who inherited the land in the area from his father Wee Teck Seng, was partial to the name Balmoral because he studied in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Map of Balmoral Road, Singapore
Sights along Balmoral Road, Singapore
- One Balmoral (GPS: 1.31359, 103.82992)
Balmoral Road Singapore on Google Street View
Balmoral Road Singapore (Jan 2023)References
- Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013, 2023), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6
- What's in the Name? How the Streets and Villages in Singapore Got Their Names by Ng Yew Peng (2018), ISBN 978-981-32-2139-0
List of the Streets in Singapore; Discover Singapore
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