Etymology and History
In the past, Connaught Drive was known as New Esplanade Road. In 1907, the road was renamed to its present name by the Municipal Council, to commemorate the visit of Queen Victoria's son, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his wife, Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught to Singapore in 1906. The princess inaugurated the clock in the Victoria Memorial Hall (now the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall). Singapore's first pedestrian underpass, was built in 1964, linking the Queen Elizabeth Walk in Esplanade Park under Connaught Drive as it approaches Anderson Bridge.
Connaught is one of the four provinces of Ireland, alongside Ulster, Leinster and Munster.
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