From a 1930's collection. Probably Lugard Road Bowen Road (sse comments below).
Hong Kong transport
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Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Wednesday, January 1, 1930
Gallery:
Connections:
- Hong Kong transport shows Place Bowen Road above Wanchai [????- ]
- Hong Kong transport shows Place Bowen Road / Magazine Gap Road bridge over Peak Tram [????- ]
Comments
Railings
Hi Klaus,
Probably not Lugard Road as the fence along the side was made from concrete:
Maybe Bowen Road?
Regards, David
Re: Railings
Hi David, yes, you're right. It looks more like Bowen Road:
But if this is correct, what it the tower in the back?
Regards, Klaus
Re: Railings
Looks like the railings on Bowen Road. I think one is looking at the power station chimney in Wanchai. See here
Bowen Road Re: railings
Looking closely at the photo, I suspect that the "tower" is actually a chimney of a house, just below Bowen Road. Looks like it could be close to the junction of Bowen Road and Borrett Road. Just a guess! All the iron railings on Bowen Road were removed by the Japanese during the Occupation and then replaced post war.
Noticed the Possible Year
Just noticed the possible year of the photo as being 1930. Can disregard the chimney being that of the Wanchai Power Station. Interesting photo to resolve.
Wanchia's unknown structure
Greetings. The retired/demolished power station's location marker, when seen on the 1952 overlay map, is next to a hospital. So, the chimney in the sedan-chair photo could be part of the hospital. Still, I cannot rule out it being part of the power station. There may be some uncertainties about the date of the sedan-chair photo, and did they demolish the chimney around retirement time, or several years later?
It looks like the tall and slender chimney is attached to the bigger concrete chimney. I wonder if the former was built to burn off dirty gases, if true, this supports the power station assumption.
Regards, Peter
I think Moddsey's recently
I think Moddsey's recently added photo shows the same bridge as this photo (Bowen Road bridge over the tram line). The downhill set of railings curves the same way in both photos.