Barracks Block, Central Police Station [1864- ]
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Submitted by David on Tue, 2013-01-29 12:50
Current condition:
In use
Date Place completed:
1864-01-01
Next year will be it's 150th birthday!
The EPD report notes that in 1862:
Plans for the construction of a Barracks Block and Officers Quarters on the Central Police Station site are approved. Construction is complete 2 years later. The architect for the design is unknown, though Charles St. George Cleverly – then Surveyor of Hong Kong – probably had a great deal of input.
When it was completed in 1864, the building had three floors (ground / first / second). Later, another floor was added to make a total of four. That extension work was finished in 1906.
Photos that show this place
 1868 |
 1875 |
 1895 |
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Barracks Block
Moddsey has found this photo, showing the Barracks Block with three floors:
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15799coll123/id/35873/rec/216
I've seen other copies of the same photo, but they're not as high-resolution as this one.
Regards, David