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1926 18 -19th July Rainstorm

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-09-18 09:29

National Archives Reference: CO 1069-446-08

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1926
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rainstorm
nullah
hill road
Western District

1874 Detail.jpg

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-06-19 22:05
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1874

Detail from Lai Afong's Panorama of Sai Ying Pun after the Typhoon of 22nd September 1874

Building below 0c is the Lock hospital which later became the Government Civil Hospital 

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Bonham Road & Centre Street looking West to Greenmount & Balls Court

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2017-04-20 16:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1870

A great view of Western Mid Levels c1870. The photographer is standing at the junction of Robinson Road (Today Park Road) & Bonham Road looking west. Centre Street is middle right. Babington Path (not yet named when the photo was taken) runs up the hill in the centre of the picture, running past the house called Greenmount. To the right of Greenmount is Craigellachie with Ball's court furthest to the right on the other side of Bonham Road. 

This photographer is likely William Floyd or John Thomson. 

19 Hing Hon Road Townhouse 01

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2016-10-20 16:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2010
Places shown in this photo: 
19 Hing Hon Road [c.1920-2010]

19 Hing Hon Road [c.1920-2010]

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2016-10-20 16:53
Date Place completed: 
c.1920-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
2010-01-01

It existed until the Summa towers were built

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Hing Hon Road
Western District

Mow Fung House [????-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-10-19 17:01

Appears in some of the oldest photos of HK, situated at the top of Water Street 

Tags: 
Western District
sai ying poon
Water Street

Fairlea & Bonham Road looking South West

Submitted by Herostratus on Tue, 2016-10-18 13:01
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1890
Places shown in this photo: 
Fairlea Girls School [????-????]
Church Mission House [????-c.1945]
Sunnyside, Bonham Road [????-????]
Mow Fung House [????-????]

Fairlea is the building top left with the Church Mission house top middle and Sunnyside top right.  The building bottom left was occupied by a Mr Mow Fung at some point. The road running left to right in the foreground is Third Street.

The Reformatory School and Orphanage [c.1864-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-05-25 19:44
Date Place completed: 
c.1864-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

The Reformatory School and Orphanage, situated at West Point, started by Father T Raimondi of the Italian Mission in 1864 and now under the control of the Vicar Apostolic, — provides education in the native tongue for Chinese boys from the age of eight years.It also takes in and cares for the deaf, the dumb and the blind, and in cases of reformatory treatment finds occupation for its inmates in the learning of useful trades.

Source: The Tourist's Guide to Hong Kong, with short trips to the Mainland of China (1897) by HURLEY, R. C.

Tags: 
Western District
sai ying poon
West Point
orphanage

The Richmond Estate From the East

Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-05-25 17:57
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1897
Places shown in this photo: 
Mount Richmond/Dethick [c.1895-????]
Eastley/Gilston (IL1216) [c.1895-????]
Hartley/Botley [c.1895-????]
Richmond Terrace / Park View / Basilea Terrace, Mid-levels - IL 1216 [c.1880-1954]
Oaklands [c.1895-c.1960]
Belvoir Lodge/Ardmore [c.1895-1925]
Edenhall/Sunny Side (IL609) [c.1895-c.1960]

Source: The Tourist's Guide to Hong Kong, with short trips to the Mainland of China … (1897) by HURLEY, R. C.

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