Killiney Road, Singapore (30 July 2017)
Killiney Road is a minor road in the
Orchard and
River Valley areas. The road is in Postal District 09. It was named after Killiney House, the home of Dr Thomas Oxley, after whom
Oxley Road was named.
Killiney is located in Singapore Postal
District 09.
Killiney Road is intersection on the east side by
Penang Road, Eber Road, Dublin Road and
Lloyd Road, and on the west side by
Somerset Road, Exeter Road,
Devonshire Road and
St Thomas Walk.
Killiney House was built in 1842 after Oxley bought the land from the East India Company in 1837. Later in 1847 he built another bigger house on the property, and called it The Pavilion. A Jew named Sir Reuben Manasseh Meyer bought Killiney House in 1890. He then rebuilt it and renamed it Belle Vue. Due to his staying in
Oxley Rise, he established the
Chesed-El Synagogue there. Belle Vue was demolished in 1982.
Sights along Killiney Road
Killiney Road roadsign (30 July 2017)
Killiney Road Singapore (Jan 2023)
References
- Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6