Some of the children in the photo are western, would they have been at the orphanage with Chinese children in the 1900s? I would like to think the Church/Colonial administration encouraged people of all races to live in harmony but.... <Read more ...>
This was situated between Third and High Streets, next to Western Street. To the left is the Chapel, the right is the mission House. The building behind in between the two is Balls Court, heavily damaged in the 1874 Typhoon <Read more ...>
Below is the key for the lettered/numbered buildings. Please comment if you can fill in the missing details particularly the dates that the buildings were build/demolished. The date for the photo may be a couple of years shy of 1900 as the Connaguht Road reclamation has not begun. <Read more ...>
