Roberts Lane, Singapore (26 July 2017)
Roberts Lane is a minor road in the
Farrer Road neighbourhood of
Rochor,
Singapore. It is a one-way street connecting
Serangoon Road to
Race Course Road. The road is parallel to
Birch Road and
Kinta Road. According to
Singapore Street Names1, Roberts was a schoolmaster who had his house there.
Roberts Lane has a beautiful row of pre-war shophouses with an Arts & Crafts style overhang and wooden shutters. The buildings on this row are often painted in bright colours.
The beautiful row of shophouses on Roberts Lane (26 July 2017)
Roberts Lane roadsign (26 July 2017)
Roberts Lane (Oct 2022)
References
- Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6, page 325