After some difficulty in obtaining a suitable site, he was able to acquire land at South Bridge Road for the purpose in 1823.
The Tamils refer to it as "kalapithi kadei sadakku" களப்பத்துக் கடை சடக்கு or Cawker's Shop Street.
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The road was built by convict labour in 1833 which started at the south of Thomson Bridge (now the Elgin Bridge) where it took its name from and the road is the extension of North Bridge Road which starts from Crawford Street to the north of Elgin Bridge.
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Mosque Steeet is named after the Jamae Mosque, referred to by Muslims as Masjid Jamae (Chulia), located on the South Bridge Road end of the street.