Workshops between Navy's tidal basin and dry dock [c.1907-c.1975]
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Submitted by David on Sun, 2019-05-05 20:04
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
c.1907-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished:
c.1975-12-31 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
The building is easy to spot, with high ceilings and a row of pitched roofs. It was built during the extension of the naval yard c.1907:
Naval Dockyard under construction, by G Warren Swire
Most of the naval yard's buildings were demolished soon after the dockyard closed in 1959, but the workshops lasted longer. They're shown at the top-left corner of this 1960s photo.
1966 HK Club-2.jpg, by Peter
I guess they were demolished in the 1970s to make way for the Prince of Wales building that was built on this site.
Photos that show this place
 1907 |
 1910 |
 1910 |
Comments
Workshops
The workshops were probably deleted earlier, see this photo attributed to 1963:
1963 HK 11 Harbour from Magazine Gap Road.jpg, by John + Judith Mackay
The date of the photo seems quite ok (possibly also 1964) as the building under construction on the left side should be Prince's Building (1965-).
And this one from (attributed
And this one from (attributed to) 1965:
Demolition date
Hi Klaus, I think the workshops were still standing in the two photos you posted. Here's a 1966 view, showing a taller building on the seafront, and the workshops behind it. The workshops nearest the tall building have a light-coloured roof, and the workshops further away have a dark-coloured roof. The two photos above aren't super-sharp, but seem to show the same pattern of tall building, light roof, dark roof.
Demolition date
Hi David, I think you're right. At least in 1970, the workshops were still standing. Regards, Klaus