Gat Lebuh Leith, George Town

Gat Lebuh Leith, George Town, Penang (26 February 2019)


Gat Lebuh Leith is a minor road in George Town, Penang. It connects on one end to Farquhar Street. A newly created road, Gat Lebuh Leith is named as the extension to Leith Street, although the two roads do not meet. It was laid out to serve Shorefront Residences condominium.

Gat Lebuh Leith has an earlier incarnation called Leith Street Ghaut, which had become obscure over time. Going back even earlier, to the late 18th century, there was an earlier path here that predates Leith Street Ghaut. That earlier path was known as Martina's Lane, named after the common-law wife of Captain Francis Light, but that road was long expunged when Gat Lebuh Leith was created.

The whole area from the end of Light Street in the east to the present Eastern & Oriental Hotel in the west was once the property of Captain Francis Light. He has his house, in which he lived with his common law wife Martina Rozells, on the land that is today the school field of St Xavier's Institution.¹

Map of Gat Lebuh Leith, Penang

Gat Lebuh Leith (9 May 2022)


Gat Lebuh Leith roadsign (9 May 2022)

Gat Lebuh Leith on Google Street View

(Jan 2021)

References

1. Pulau Pinang Vol 1 No 6: Government house pg 31-32 (1989)

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