Glenealy [????- ]
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Submitted by Tideswell27 on Thu, 2017-05-04 18:32
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Glenealy was, of course, originally called Elliot's Vale - the only place in HK named after Captain (later Sir) Charles Elliot RN, who took the island of HK for the British in 1841. He was later dismissed by Lord Palmerstone for not taking something better than this "barren rock with hardly a house upon it!"
Still, he was later knighted (as mentioned) and served as Governor in no less than 3 Crown Colonies so I suppose he didn't do too badly! Not to mention serving as Chargé d'Affaires and British Consul-General to the Republic of Texas following his removal from HK.
Does anybody know when Elliot's Vale was renamed Glenealy?
Photos that show this place
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I did a quick search for
I did a quick search for Glenealy in HKGRO. The earliest result is dated 22-Aug-1857, and is an advert for a "SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE", "that Beautiful SUBURBAN LOT, No. 141, situate under Glenealy." See: http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1857/724056.pdf
Has anyone seen any earlier use of the name?
Re: Glenealy
As I recall, Glenealy was named after a house that stood on the grounds of the present Roman Catholic Cathedral.
The place for the house
The place for the house 'Glenealy' is here. It existed from the mid 1840s until the mid 1920s so I believe Elliots Vale quickly became known as Glenealy.