Yan Kit Road, Singapore

Yan Kit Road, Singapore

Yan Kit Road is a minor road in Outram, Singapore. It is a one-way street that runs from Craig Road in the north to Cantonment Road in the south. A small portion of the road forms the boundary between Outram and Downtown Core.

Yan Kit Road was named after Dr Look Yan Kit, a dentist by profession. Trained in Hong Kong, he became a much sought after dentist whose patients include Sultan Abu Bakar and members of the Johor royal family. His other successes enabled him to own some 70 houses and two rubber estates.

Look Yan Kit was one of the founders of the Kwong Wai Siew Hospital. The Yan Kit Swimming Pool was also named after him. It is the oldest and smallest swimming pool in Singapore. Also located along Yan Kit Road, the public swimming pool built as a water tank in 1931, and reopened as the Yan Kit Swimming Complex in 1952. In April 2001 it was closed by the Singapore Sports Countil due to low usage coupled with deterioration of the foundation that made repair ineffective.

Map of Yan Kit Road, Singapore

Sights along Yan Kit Road

Yan Kit Road roadsign (29 July 2017)

Yan Kit Road Singapore on Google Street View

Yan Kit Road Singapore (Dec 2022)

References

Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2004), page 413, ISBN 981-210-364-3

List of the Streets in Singapore; Discover Singapore

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