Hindoo Road
Originally known as Hindu Lane, declared a public street in 1914.
Source: What's in the Name? by Yew Peng Ng, Pg. 175
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Desker Road
Named after Henry Filipe Desker (1826-1898), owner of the largest abattoir and butchery in early Singapore. Desker Road and Desker Lane were approved as public roads in 1914.
Source: What's in the Name? by Yew Peng Ng, Pg. 140
February 2020
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Dunlop Street
Colonel Samuel Dunlop (1838-1917), C.M.G., was a Police Commissioner from 1872 to 1890. During this period, he helped quell the disturbances in Perak and was appointed the Acting Resident Councillor or Penang in 1885. He was President of the Municiple Commission in 1889. Dunlop Lane was approved as a public street in 1914. Dunlop Street appeared in Municiple minutes in 1887.
Source: What's in the Name? by Yew Peng Ng
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March 2021 Junction Dunlop Street and Clive Street
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March 2021 junction Dunlop Street and Serangoon Road
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March 2021 Junction Dunlop Street and Clive Street
March 2021 Abdul Gafoor Mosque
March 2021 Abdul Gafoor Mosque from Majo Street side
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Campbell Lane
The source of this road name is said to be Robert Campbell, a Partner at Martin Dyce & Co. in the 1870s and a member of the Legislative Council for about two years from 1878 to 1880. He passed away in England shortly after leaving Singapore in 1881. Martin Dyce & Co. ceased operations in 1885.
Campbell Lane is one of four parallel roads in Kampong Kapor with the other three roads named after senior colonial officals involved with the annexation of the Native States of Malaysa. The other three roads are Dunlop Street, Weld Road and Dickson Road. Therefore, Campbell Lane may be named after George W. Robert Campbell, the Acting Lieutenant Governor of Penang from 1872 to 1873. He was a key person in the settlement of the Larut War in Perak and was made a C.M.G. in 1887 for his services during this period.
Source: What's in the Name? by Yew Peng Ng, Pg. 106
Clive Street
Named after Major-General Robert Clive (1725-1774), 1st Baron Clive, C-in-C of British India. Clive was one of the most controversial figures in British military history. He helped achieve control over much of India and laid the foundation of the British Raj.
Source: What's in the Name? by Yew Peng Ng, Pg. 127
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