Saunders Road, Singapore

Saunders Road, Singapore (1 August 2017)

Saunders Road is a minor road in Newton, Singapore. It is within Postal District 9. The road is a one-way road with traffic flow from Hullet Road to Emerald Hill Road.

Saunders Road got its name in 1927¹. It was named after Charles James Saunders (1869-1941) who was District Judge (1908), Registrar of Companies and Official Assignee (1915) and Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Straits Settlements (1922). Saunders was well received by the local Chinese community due to his knowledge of Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka, and served as Assistant Protector of the Chinese in the late 19th century. The road was name in his honour four years after he retired and returned to England.

Map of Saunders Road, Singapore

Terrace houses along Saunders Road. (1 August 2017)

Saunders Road roadsign (1 August 2017)

Saunders Road Singapore on Google Street View

Saunders Road Singapore (Apr 2023)

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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