29, Lugard Road (1st Generation) [1922-1955] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

29, Lugard Road (1st Generation) [1922-1955]

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Submitted by David on Sat, 2013-08-31 12:46
Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed: 
1922-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1955-01-01

Address was given as "29, The Peak" at RBL 169 on the 1924 map of The Peak.

Completion date given at: http://gwulo.com/node/17110

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Submitted by David on Fri, 2014-06-06 13:09.

I've set the demolition date to 1955.

Philip Cracknell writes:

[The house] was heavily shelled during the Japanese attack on Hong Kong.

It looks to have been beyond repair, as in this 1954 photo it can be seen top-left, and is a roofless, window-less shell:

1954 29 & 31 Lugard Road

Then in the top-right corner of this 1956 photo there is scaffolding up, probably the construction site for the current #29 which was completed in 1957.

1956 31 Lugard Road

I guess the old building was demolished sometime between the two photos, so appx 1955.

Regards, David