- Stamford Road
Stamford Road (Chinese: 史丹福路) is a one-way
road inSingapore within the planning areas ofDowntown Core and Museum. The road continues after thetraffic light junction ofNicoll Highway ,Esplanade Drive andRaffles Avenue towardsOrchard Road . It then ends at the junction ofFort Canning Road ,Bencoolen Street and Orchard Road, which it continues to be Orchard Road. Stamford Road is home to severallandmark s, includingSwissôtel The Stamford and theNational Museum of Singapore .Etymology and history
Stamford Road was named after the modern founder of Singapore,
Thomas Stamford Raffles . It was formerly known as Hospital Street. In Hokkien, it was formerly known as "lau chui khe" or "flowing water road", due to thehigh tide , the now covered upStamford Canal overflowed its banks. The road used to house theSaint Andrew's School from the late 19th century till 1941 when it moved toWoodsville . The site was taken by the now demolished National Library in 1960 until it was demolished in 2005 to make way for the newFort Canning Tunnel .Landmarks
This is a list of landmarks, from east to west.
*Civilian War Memorial
*Saint Andrew's Cathedral
*Raffles City andSwissôtel The Stamford
*City Hall MRT Station
*SMRT Headquarters Building
*Capitol Building
*CHIJMES
*Stamford House
*Stamford Court
*Singapore Management University
*National Museum of Singapore References
*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), "Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names", Eastern University Press, ISBN 981-210-364-3
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