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Water holding tank, Caine Road, Hong Kong

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2021-10-26 18:17
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1968

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH03-37. 

Photo by William Pryor Floyd, dated 1868.

Looks as it is an underground tank with grass on top, possibly similar to other tanks like the one on the Peak. On the right, it looks like an inlet for rainwater or the creeks visible on the 1866 map.

View of City from Mid-Levels

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2019-01-11 03:34
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1870

Caine Road Police Quarters

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2017-06-30 13:59

Half way down the retaining wall is a line of coping stones sticking out from the wall. This is the top of the old No 2 Tank that the Caine road was built on top of when it was realigned c1912

 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1955
Tags: 
hospital road
Caine Road
Seymour Road
Mid-Levels

Police Station [c.1843-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-01-16 19:31
Date Place completed: 
c.1843-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Marked as a Police Station on the 1845 map

Tags: 
Police Station
Caine Road
Mid-Levels

Elgin Villa [????-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2016-08-25 10:53
Tags: 
Caine Road
shelley street

19th Century building South West of Caine/Peel Street Junction [????-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2016-08-25 10:27

The lowest of three terraced buildings built on the hillside between Caine and Robinson Road.

Middle Building here

Upper Building here

 

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Home of Dr. Harland - IL 504 [????- ]
Tags: 
Caine Road
Peel Street

Catholic Administration Offices [c.1927-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2016-08-22 16:00
Date Place completed: 
c.1927-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

First appears in 1927 here & here

Previous place(s) at this location: 
House named "Glenealy" - IL 57 [????- ]
Tags: 
catholic
Caine Road

Buxley Lodge (2nd Generation) [c.1876-c.1930]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2016-08-22 14:28
Date Place completed: 
c.1876-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1930-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Buxley Lodge (1st Generation) [c.1850-c.1875]
Tags: 
Caine Road

View Looking east from Upper Woodlands Terrace in Mid-Levels

Submitted by Herostratus on Sun, 2016-08-21 15:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1875
Places shown in this photo: 
Boulder Lodge [1863-1890]
Union Church (2nd generation), Staunton St. [1865-1890]
Chapel of the Conception / First Roman Catholic Cathedral [1843-1886]
Hotel d'Europe / Government Civil Hospital [????-1878]
33 Caine Road (1900s) [????- ]
Alexandra Terrace [????- ]
19th Century building South West of Caine/Peel Street Junction [????-????]
Unknown building on North Side of Caine Road [????-????]
Married Inspectors' Quarters [1864- ]
Barracks Block, Central Police Station [1864- ]
Club Lusitano - Shelley Street [1866-????]
Victoria Prison [????- ]
Kingsclere / Glenwood - Caine Road - IL123 [1870-????]
8 Chancery Lane [c.1850-c.1910]
5 Chancery Lane [c.1850-c.1910]
Buxley Lodge (2nd Generation) [c.1876-c.1930]
Government House (1st generation) [1855-1942]
St John's Cathedral [1849- ]
City Hall (first generation) [1869-1936]
1,000-foot Pier at Wanchai [1872-????]
Swimming Baths (Victoria Recreation Club) [1866-1900]
East Point - Jardine Matheson - ML52 [????- ]
Kellett Island [????- ]

Photo was taken mid 1870's from upper Woodlands Terrace


aa Boulder Lodge
ab Union Church 2nd Generation
ac Unknown building(s) on north side of Hollywood road between Pottinger and Cochrane Streets
ad Catholic Cathedral 1st Generation
ae Hotel D'Europe/Government Civil Hospital

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