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Chung Hom Kok Battery buildings [c.1940- ]

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:22
Date Place completed: 
c.1940-01-01 (Year is approximate)

Some buildings, beside the road were in use and others on the terraces were ruinous

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Battery buildings

Chung Hom Kok billet exterior

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006

Possibly on the lower terrace

Chung Hom Kok billet interior b

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006

This was probably the same billet as on the earlier photograph.  Note the surround for the standard coal/coke stove.

Chung Hom Kok building

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006

Has anyone any idea what this building was for?  The large concrete protusions at the front look like some sort of ovens or furnaces, and there seem to be many ventilation slits up near the roof.  The window at the far end has a canopy suggestiong that it was some sort of shop window, probably dating from a relatively recent use..

Chung Hom Kok last building

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006

As far as I can remember this was the last building on the up-hill side of the road. In 2006 it was still clearly in use, with what looks like the doorway to toilets at the right.

Chung Hom Kok store rooms

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006

I think that these buildngs were probably store rooms.

Chung Hom Kok maybe officer billets

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006

Each small room had a chimney which suggests acommodation for officers.

Chung Hom Kok steps up to billets

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006

These steps led up to the lowest row of billets.

Chung Hom Kok higher steps

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006

The steps became increasingly overgrown.

Chung Hom Kok gate to terrace

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2020-03-31 00:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2006

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