Erskine Road
Erskine Road (Chinese: 厄士金路, Malay: Jalan Erskine), commonly known as Machefang Jie (Chinese: 马车房街; pinyin: Mǎchēfáng jiē) in the past,[1] is a one-way road located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore.
Erskine Road starts at its junction with South Bridge Road and ends with its junction with Ann Siang Road and Kadayanallur Street.
Etymology and history
[edit]There were two possible reasons how the name of the road came about. Firstly, it was named after Samuel Erskine of Howarth Erskine and Company, an engineering company in the 1870s. Secondly, it was named after J.J. Erskine, a government officer who was recorded owning land in Singapore in 1824. As the road was only named in 1907 when houses are built along the road, it was most likely named after Samuel Erskine than J.J. Erskine.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 幼吾 (2022-03-14). "幼吾：厄士金路· 马车房街". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Savage, Victor R. (2013). Singapore street names : a study of toponymics. Brenda S. A. Yeoh. Singapore. pp. 264–265. ISBN 978-981-4484-74-9. OCLC 868957283.
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1°16′51″N 103°50′43″E / 1.2809°N 103.8452°E
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