Prince Edward Road, Singapore
Prince Edward Road is a road in the southern part of the Central Business District of Singapore. It runs in a single direction from east to west, starting at Marine Station Road, and ending at Anson Road. In between it makes an intersection with Shenton Way.
Prince Edward Road was named in honor of Edward, the Prince of Wales (who later reigned as King Edward VII, abdicated, and was titled The Duke of Windsor for the remainder of his life), who was visiting Singapore with Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1922. The prince officiated the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, at that time the grandest exhibition ever held in Singapore. It was sited at the newly reclaimed land between the new sea wall and Robinson Road, the location of Shenton Way today.
 Prince Edward Road signboard (7 July 2011) © Timothy Tye using this photo
References
Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2004), ISBN 981-210-364-3
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.
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