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St. Stehpen Girls' College Secret Entrance?

St. Stehpen Girls' College Secret Entrance?
Submitted by lawgay

Opposite to no.6A Park Road,

there is an arch at the end of the stone wall.

Its lower part seems to be embedded below the pavement.

Is it an unused entrace or gate or something like that?

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Monday, August 1, 2011
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Submitted by David on Tue, 2014-06-10 12:15.

Here's a closer view in Streetview:


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I don't think the road here would ever have been low enough for this to have been an entrance. Possibly there was a stream here at some point? Or the arch is just there to strengthen the wall?

It's an interesting find.

Regards, David

Submitted by lawgay on Tue, 2014-06-10 12:30.

It seems to be a stream or nullah.

It may be the same thing at 84A Robinson road.

Thank you!

Submitted by marlowe on Mon, 2014-06-16 17:29.

Watercourse to Park Road

I think it is the same watercourse, (looking at streetview because i'm not in HK)
have a look at;
* 2 lyttleton road, the stormwater drain is next to the road, with a warning of flash-floods,
* 84A Robinson road - as above, there's a gap between the buildings and a drainage channel.
* seems to come out around 41 Conduit road,  
* to the right of 23 Po Shan Road

All of this looks like the same watercourse to me.

Submitted by David on Tue, 2014-06-17 17:11.

Marlowe, that looks right.

The 1845 map shows several streams running down the hillside:

http://gwulo.com/1845_map_hong_kong

It'd be interesting to know where they all run now.

Regards, David