Completing the Felice Beato Panoramas is this one taken from above Happy Valley, probably from the Police Station that existed there. The photo is also credited to J Hentry Hering
Key
A: unknown building, I think located around Caine and Aberdeen
B: St John’s Cathedral
C: Augustine Head (Beaconsfield)
Between C& D is headquarters house
D: Murray Barracks
E: George Duddell Building, Offices of Thomas Hunt and Co? later Jardines
F: North Barracks
G: D’Aguilar’s Hospital Wellington Barracjs
H: St Francis Hospital (1st Location)
I: Eastern market Approximate location (right of H)
J: Hung Shing Temple, Wanchai
K:?
L:?
M: Spring Gardens (the 19th C. house)
N:? Looks likes stores/shipyard
O: Seamans Hospital
P: Ship Being Careened
Q: Kuhlan Monument
R: Part of Seaman’s Hospital
S: Chief Justice's House
Down and to the right of S in the foreground are the ruins of the first Wanchai police station. A square outline can be seen
To the left of T, below 4 there is what looks like a ruined building in the trees. This is The Hospital of the Medical Missionary Society
T: Morrison Education Society School
U: Jardine Matheson’s East Point Compound
V: No1 Dwelling: Matheson's Bungalow - East Point Hill [????- ]
W: No 2 Dwelling
X: Chinese Houses/Warehouses on Leighton Road
To the right of Building X, in the yellow part of the photo is a small building. This may be the roof of Former #1 Police Station, Leighton Road
Y: Old Bowrington Bridge across the river. No canalization has taken place yet.
Z: Happy Valley Racecourse and recreation ground
1: Happy Valley Cemetery
2: House at Broadwood/Link Road junction
3:Mercer’s House
4: Kellet Island with the Military battery on top.
A higher quality copy of this picture can be seen here: http://www.moma.org/collection/works/57977?locale=en
Comments
re: panorama
Hi, amazing photo. Where was the police station you're referring to. I also wonder what building is on the junction of Link Road and Broadwood Road.
No idea what that house is. I
No idea what that house is. I've created a place for it here
Link not working?
Herosratus, when I click on your link a blank window comes up with my name on it, as if it was a 'reply' window in my account.
David, can you help?
Not sure what the issue was
Not sure what the issue was but the link works now.
Or copy and paste this in to your browser
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