Pykett Avenue, George Town, Penang
Pykett Avenue, or Lebuhraya Pykett, is a minor road off Macalister Road in George Town. It runs from Macalister Road on one end to Westland Road on the other, with a junction to Pykett Lane.
 Lebuhraya Pykett roadsign (19 March 2009) © Timothy Tye using this photo
It was named in honour of Reverend George Frederick Pykett (1864-1932), the Methodist missionary whose name is immortalized for his contribution towards education in George Town. Although not the first Methodist missionary in Penang, Pykett was instrumental in setting up the Anglo-Chinese School, which spawned the Methodist Boys' School and Methodist Girls' School, the Pykett Methodist School and the Union Primary School and Union High School.
Much of the land in the area once belonged to the illustrious Khaw family, with its most famous scion having Khaw Sim Bee Road named in his honour.
Pykett Avenue Location Map
Click here to view the Google Map showing the location of Pykett Avenue.
|