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Beach Road is a major road in Singapore. It is within the Kallang Planning Area and Downtown Core. It runs from northeast to southwest. It starts at Crawford Street in the northeast and ends at Stamford Road in the southwest. Beach Road has appeared on the 1836 Map of Singapore drawn by imminent local architect George Coleman. At that time, it lives to its name of being a beach-side road. It was known as Seow Poh Hai-khee, meaning "Small Town Beach." The term "Seow Poh" meaning "Small Town" refers to the part of Singapore north of the Stamford Canal Road, while south of it was known as "Tua Poh" or "Big Town".
Another vernacular name for it was Thih Pasat Khau, meaning "(Street) Facing the Iron Market". This second name refers to the Clyde Terrace Market, a cast-iron market building that once stood where the Gateway Building is now located.
In Stamford Raffles' 1822 Town Plan, he put aside Beach Road for the residences of the Europeans. By 1825, there were 20 opulent European bungalows along the road, earning it yet another Hokkien nickname, Jee Chap Keng, meaning "Twenty Houses".
Sights along Beach Road
- Golden Mile Complex
A complex that includes Golden Mile Tower. This is where a number of long-distance bus companies have their offices. The complex wears a distinctly Thai flavour to it. - St John's Ambulance
The brigade has its headquarters next to Golden Mile Complex. - Hajjah Fatimah Mosque
The only mosque (that I know of) in Singapore named after a woman. - The Concourse
Office skyscraper with some shops in the podium. - The Plaza
A triangular commercial and residential building comprising a 30-storey tower and an 8-storey podium housing The Plaza Parkroyal Hotel. - Gateway Building
Twin towers designed by famous Chinese American architect I.M. Pei. - Parkview Square
24-storey skyscraper across Beach Road from Gateway Building. - Hardford Institute
Institution of higher learning now known as the Raffles College of Higher Education. - Raffles Hotel
One of the most famous and grandest hotels in Singapore. - Raffles City
Retail, hotel and entertainment complex. - Civilian War Memorial
Chopsticks-like monument within the War Memorial Park.
Learn more about the Streets of Singapore
If you wish to learn more about the streets of Singapore, I recommend that you get a copy of the Toponymics: A Study of Singapore Street Names (Geography & Environment Research)
by Victor R. Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (Eastern Universities Press by Marshall Cavendish, ISBN 981 210 364 3). It helped me a lot in broadening my knowledge of the streets, and made it more fun when I explored and get to know them personally.List of Streets in Singapore
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