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Site for the lower battery emplacement

Site for the lower battery emplacement

Site for the lower battery emplacement

Site for the lower battery emplacement

1956 Kowloon West Battery

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1956
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Victoria Battery 1889.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1889

Belchers Fort 18 May 1949.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

Showing Belchers Fort in Western

Tai Tam Fork Battery Sketch

Places shown in this photo: 

A rough sketch of Tai Tam Fork Battery.

Black Boxes represent standard bunkers

Red represents rough paths

Blue represents the road

Green represents what appear to be gun pits

-->There is more, but it is hard to find everything since the area is VERY overgrown as Rob said. Will go back to try and make a more accurate sketch

Pedders Hill, the Peak and Fort Victoria

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1857

From the illustrated London News 11 April 1857

I have transcribed the part about the thre photos, ? means I was unsure of the word:

First is the mast ? of Pedder's Hill, late the Harbourmasters residence and offices, 84 feet above and 800 from high water mark. This view is taken from the 3 gun battery infrom of the new Government ?

Fort Victoria Kowloon

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1841
Places shown in this photo: 

Held in the Hong Kong Museum of Art collection

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