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1910 PARK ROAD POST CARD
current West End Park near Park Road and Bonham Road
In 1901 Park Road was
In 1901
Park Road
- was the last part of Robinson Road, and the only through road.
Lyttleton Terrace
- was named Lower Richmond Road
Robinson Road
- was Upper Richmond Road
West End Park seems to have
Regulations for Maintenance of Good Order
and the Preservation of Property in West End Park
1. No person shall pick or handle flowers or plants or do any injury to any plant or tree.
2. No person shall walk upon the grass
3. No person shall put his feet on the seats, nor lie upon any seat.
4. No person shall cut or injure any fence or other property of the Government in the Park.
5. No kites shall be flown in or from the park.
6. All persons using the Park shall conduct themselves in a quiet and orderly manner.
7. No part of the Park may be used as a drying ground nor for the deposit of builders' and other rubblish.
11th February, 1907
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A level area for a playground was granted money in 1914
www.legco.gov.hk/1913/h130612.pdf
It appears that the entire area was a park, because the C.M.S. was to build "St. Stephen's Girls School, to be located in West End Park,"
www.legco.gov.hk/1920/h201118.pdf
"Acquisition by Government of the C.M.S. property - r.p. of inland lot no. 1096, C.M.S. girl's school at West End Park"
an item in the PRO files File HKRS58-1-80-23, 16.08.1918 - 23.07.1936
*C.M.S. - Church Missionary Society of the Anglican Church
why it was named as West End ?
Why was it named as West End ? West end of the Victoria ? is it used to separate between White ppl and local Chinese ?
Why suddenly Park Road not named as Robinson Road finally but renamed as Park Road ?
The Road named as Park Road as it just next to West End Park ?
Someone decided that Robinson
Someone decided that Robinson Road should continue straight, and so (Upper) Richmond Road was renamed Robinson Road.
I don't know why they had to also rename Lower Richmond Road "Lyttelton Road".
Both names - Upper and Lower Richmond Roads - seem to have simply gone away.
West End Path
Walking along High Street a couple of weeks back, I noticed the "West End" name also lives on at West End Path, running between High Street and Bonham Road. (It also has a nice example of the old streetname signs)
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