Newton Circus, estate and a street island. Today, one of 6 subzones in the Newton area, located in the central area. The total Newton Circus area is 22.3 ha. With some very exclusive old houses and good quality high-rise residential developments, it is now a prime location, very close to the Orchard Road belt. It is also world famous for its Newton Hawker Centre.
The location used to be the second station for the first railway track in Singapore which had its first station in Tank Road. The Newton Circus is famed for its hawker centre which is popular amongst tourists. The Newton Hawker Centre began as temporary hawker centre built to house hawkers relocated from Koek Road. Its site is earmarked for residential development. Newton Circus grew into a major street intersection with many roads converging towards it, which creates regular traffic problems. It links Bukit Timah, Scotts Road, Clemenceau Avenue, Newton Road, Keng Lee Road and Kampong Java Road. Newton Circus is also an MRT train station.
It is named after Howard Newton, second municipal engineer and a famous amateur singer. Newton had been assistant to James MacRitchie during the 1860s.
Author
Vernon Cornelius
References
Samuel, D. S. (1939). Malayan street names: What they mean and whom they commemorate. Ipoh: Mercantile Press.
(Call no.: RSING 959.5 RAJ)
Tyers, R. K. (1993). Ray Tyers' Singapore: Then and now. Singapore: Landmark Books.
(Call no.: RSING 959.57 TYE)
Urban Redevelopment Authority. (1994). Newton planning area: Planning report 1994. Singapore: Urban Redevelopment Authority
(Call no.: RSING 711.4095957 SIN)
Newton hawkers to go only when needed (1998, August 8). The Straits Times, Forum, p. 57.
Further Readings
Newton Circus is worth preserving (1998, July 29). The Straits Times.
Newton hawkers to go only when land needed (1998, August 10). The Straits Times.
Regulars sorry Newton stalls' days are numbered: At Buffalo Rd . (1997, July 6). The Straits Times.
Preserve popular Newton Circus, please . (1997, January 3). The Straits Times.
The information in this article is valid as at 1999 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.
