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Marina House [1935-1980]

Submitted by David on Fri, 2009-10-02 12:11
Date Place completed: 
1935-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1980-01-01

15-19, Queen's Road Central.

Some notes I've found about this building:

1935. The 3rd Dec edition of the HK Telegraph reports that Marina House is complete:

"With every modern convenience and imposing in design, the new building next to the Hongkong Hotel in Queen's Road Central, to be called "Marina House", is now completed and will be ready for tenants to move in on January 1, 1936.

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2 Connaught Road / New Oriental Building [1898-c.1955]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2009-09-02 09:24
Date Place completed: 
c.1898-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1955-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

The building was completed in 1898, and was originally just known by its address: 2 Connaught Road

In 1939 it was sold to a new Japanese owner, and renamed: New Oriental Building

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Hongkong Land

Hong Kong Club Building (2nd Generation) [1897-1981]

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2009-08-14 15:03
Date Place completed: 
1897-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1981-01-01

The club moved here from their previous building on Queen's Road.

Notes from Wikipedia:

  • The club building was designed by Palmer & Turner, and was completed in July 1897.
  • The Victorian building was demolished in June 1981.
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Hilton Hotel [1963-1995]

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2009-08-05 13:19
Date Place completed: 
1963-04-15
Date Place demolished: 
1995-01-01
Previous place(s) at this location: 
Murray Parade Ground [1844-????]
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hotel
Palmer & Turner

The Cenotaph [1923- ]

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2009-06-21 18:31
Date Place completed: 
1923-01-01
Previous place(s) at this location: 
Temporary pavilion for the visit of The Prince of Wales [1922-1922]
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Palmer & Turner

Sham Shui Po Police Station [1925- ]

Submitted by stepheneroberts on Fri, 2009-01-30 06:23
Date Place completed: 
1925-06-15
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Police Station
Palmer & Turner

Chartered Bank / Standard Chartered Bank building [1959-1986]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2008-12-30 00:00
Date Place completed: 
c.1959-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1986-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

The bank was named The Chartered Bank, until the friendly merger with The Standard Bank 1969.

I don't have an exact date for it's completion, but an article from the China Mail (1957-05-16, pg1) reports that the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, laid the foundation stone for the new bank building on that day. It was estimated that the building would be completed in 1959, and would then be the tallest building in the Colony at 244 feet from pavement to roof.

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Former American Express Company Office [1919-????]
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China [????- ]
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Palmer & Turner

HSBC Headquarters Building (3rd generation) [1935-1984]

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2008-10-25 22:11
Date Place completed: 
1935-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1984-12-31

Views of Central from the harbour in the 1950s were dominated by the buildings of the HSBC Bank (on the right) and the Bank of China:

Previous place(s) at this location: 
City Hall (first generation) [1869-1936]
HSBC Headquarters Building (2nd generation) [1886-1933]
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chapter 1
bank
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