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Rowell Road, Singapore (30 July 2017)
Rowell Road is a minor road in the Little India area of Singapore. It is a one-way road, with traffic going from Serangoon Road to Jalan Besar, in the opposite direction from traffic on Desker Road, which parallels it. Rowell Road forms an intersection with Kampong Kapor Road.
According to Singapore Street Names1, Rowell Road was named after a surgeon, Dr Thomas Irvine Rowell, who - as would be expected - owned properties in the area. Rowell held several roles in the British colonial government of Singapore, serving among others as Colonel Surgeon, Registrar of Births and Deaths and as President of the Municipality, before retiring in October 1890.
Map of Rowell Road, Singapore
Sights along Rowell Road
- Block 642 (GPS: 1.30786, 103.8564)
Block 642 Rowell Road off Jalan Besar (26 July 2017)
Rowell Road roadsign (26 July 2017)
Rowell Road Singapore on Google Street View
Rowell Road Singapore (Sep 2021)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 328
List of the Streets in Singapore; Discover Singapore
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