Nanson Road, Singapore

Nanson Road, Singapore (30 July 2017)


Nanson Road is a minor road in the Singapore River Planning Area, in downtown Singapore. It is located in Singapore Postal District 09. It is a road that reaches to the Singapore River. The other end of the road connects with Mohamed Sultan Road.

According to Singapore Street Names, Nanson Road got its name in 1898. It was named in honour of W. Nanson, the lawyer who defended the Tong Beng Secret Society in the famous banishment case of 1891. Nanson also served as Municipal Commissioner during the 1890s.

Today Nanson Road serves almost as the driveway for the InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay hotel. On the other side of the road is The Quayside, while closer to Mohamed Sultan Road is Studio M Hotel.

Taking the MRT to Nanson Road

There isn't any MRT station in the immediate vicinity. The two nearest are the Havelock MRT Station TE15 (850m away) and Fort Canning MRT Station DT20 (850m away).

Map of Nanson Road, Singapore

Sights along Nanson Road

Nanson Road roadsign (30 July 2017)

Nanson Road Singapore on Google Street View

Nanson Road Singapore (Feb 2022)

References

List of the Streets in Singapore; Discover Singapore

 Sights in Singapore

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

Streets of Singapore and Map of Singapore Streets

Singapore MRT and Map of Singapore MRT

Postal Districts of Singapore and Map of Singapore Postal Districts

Planning Areas of Singapore and Map of Singapore Planning Areas

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