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1905 Public Mortuary - Hill Road

1905 Public Mortuary - Hill Road
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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
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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.

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

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.