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1905 Public Mortuary - Hill Road

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1905 Public Mortuary - Hill Road
Submitted by moddsey. View the original image on Flickr.
Authors: 
eternal1966c

Update: From the building layout, this is the second generation mortuary on the site. Year amended.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 1, 1905
Gallery: 
1900s Hong Kong
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Submitted by David on Thu, 2019-09-19 20:50.

I think this is the next generation, as the "Map 1922.1" at http://www.hkmaps.hk/mapviewer.html shows the buildings in this layout.

Nice view of one of the Belcher's Battery guns on the skyline too.

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2019-09-20 03:24.

I think an Elliot Battery gun is visible top left of the photo, however I go back and forth on whether it is actually the upper Belcher Battery. Is the retaining wall below on Pokfulam Road or part of the battery earthworks?

 

David - in the below photo there are two Elliot Battery places linked with one of them giving an 'access denied' message when clicking on the link:

Elliot & Belcher Battery Guns.jpg
Elliot & Belcher Battery Guns.jpg, by Herostratus

Submitted by David on Fri, 2019-09-20 13:55.

I'll vote for the retaining wall being along the south edge of Pokfulam Road, with Elliott battery above.

I've cleaned up the extra Eliott Battery entry.