Oldham Lane, Singapore

Oldham Lane, Singapore (1 August 2017)

Oldham Lane is a minor road in downtown Singapore. It is within the Museum Planning Area, in Postal District 9. The lane connects Handy Road to Orchard Road. Traffic flow is in a single direction from the former to the latter.

According to Singapore Street Names¹, Oldham Lane was named after Bishop William Oldham (1854-1937), the first Methodist missionary to arrive in Malaya. He got to Singapore in 1885 and set up the first Methodist Church there. Bishop Oldham also founded the Anglo Chinese School in 1886. The school was originally at 70 Amoy Street. It was later moved to Coleman Street.

Map of Oldham Lane, Singapore

Sights along Oldham Lane

MacDonald House (GPS: 1.29919, 103.84606)
Plaza Singapura (GPS: 1.2999, 103.84543)

Oldham Lane, as viewed towards the rear of MacDonald House. (1 August 2017)

Oldham Lane roadsign (1 August 2017)

Oldham Lane Singapore on Google Street View

Oldham Lane Singapore, viewed towards Handy Road (Mar 2022)

References

Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013, 2023), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6
What's in the Name? How the Streets and Villages in Singapore Got Their Names by Ng Yew Peng (2018), ISBN 978-981-32-2139-0

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