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Photograph 01-*-329
Portion of Central District and the Mid-Levels looking west from the slopes above Ice House Street. In the left middleground is St. Paul's College with Zetland Lodge in centre and the Harbour Office on Pedder's Hill to the right the rear portion of the Hong Kong Club appears on the right, c. 1860.從雪廠街對上的山坡西眺中區及半山區,圖中部份下方是雍仁會館,其左上角是聖保羅書院,圖右畢打山上是港務局,圖右端是香港會所,約攝於1860年。 , 1860 Portion of Central District and the Mid-Levels looking west from the slopes above Ice House Street. In the left middleground is St. Paul's College with Zetland Lodge in centre and the Harbour Office on Pedder's Hill to the right the rear portion of the Hong Kong Club appears on the right, c. 1860.從雪廠街對上的山坡西眺中區及半山區,圖中部份下方是雍仁會館,其左上角是聖保羅書院,圖右畢打山上是港務局,圖右端是香港會所,約攝於1860年。 , 1860
Zetland Hall "In which we meet" Hong Kong by Brian Coak
In the 1840s lodge meetings were held in hired rooms. Zetland Lodge No.525 E.C. warranted on 21 March 1846 decided to build its own premises at the Court House site at the corner of what is now Zetland Street and Ice House Street. This building was the first Zetland Hall named as a compliment to the then Grand Master, Thomas, Second Earl of Zetland 1844 to 1870.
The foundation stone was laid on 1 February 1853 with full Mosonic honours by W. Bro.Samuel Rawson P.G.M. of China.His portrait is on display in the current hall today. Architectural drawings no longer exist of the building known as 'The Bungalow' [photo] c.1860. The Bungalow was deemed too small and a new building was erected on the same site in 1865.
