Three-storey building on west side of entrance to Naval Yard [????-c.1967]
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Submitted by David on Wed, 2020-07-22 15:41
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place demolished:
c.1967-12-31 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
There were two three-storey buildings on the north side of Queen's road, one on either side of the entrance to the Naval Yard. This page is for the building on the west side of the entrance. It is the building marked with the "A" in both the photos below:
Photos that show this place
 1864 |
 1886 |
 1890 |
Comments
A map from 1946-1959 with
A map from 1946-1959 with inscriptions can be viewed here. Possibly not the original designation of the buildings.
Demolition
In 1972, building A has been demolished already, whereas B is still standing.
The Rum Store
This was probably the most important building in the colony - the Rum Store! From the early 1860's chart see an extension was added (coloured blue -labeled Shed No 2) The original building (coloured yellow) shows up on plans from the 1840s.
Demolition date is c1967. Below is a pic from 1966 with the building still in place, however it disappears soon after:
Buildings A, B and C
On the 1901.3 map on hkmaps.hk the following designations are shown:
A Store&Quarters
B Store Office & Quarters
C Headquarters Office / Comissariat
Naval Yard Buildings
An interesting aerial view, attributed to 1963, possibly taken later: