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Submitted by Edmond on Sat, 2016-07-02 12:25
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1959

Wanchai Govt School foreground + banyan tree

Submitted by Edmond on Sat, 2016-04-23 17:32
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1959
Places shown in this photo: 
Wanchai Govt School, Queen's Road East [1872-1959]

Photo shows the foreground of the school.  The big banyan tree is at the background.  A flag post is at the extreme right of the photo.

Wanchai Govt School main gate at QRE

Submitted by Edmond on Sat, 2016-04-23 17:32
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1959
Places shown in this photo: 
Wanchai Govt School, Queen's Road East [1872-1959]

Photo shows the main gate at 269 Queen's Road East.  Adjacent to the gate is the big banyan tree.

English Methodist Church at QRE in 1937

Submitted by Edmond on Sat, 2014-03-08 19:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

The photo shows the old English Methodist Church which was situated at junchtion of Queen's Road East and Kennedy Road.  It was taken in 1937.

The upper part of the pitched roof structure behind was a 3-storey building (edged green) located to the south west of the old Wanchai Government School (to the west of the Church) which was not visible because it was behind a series of trees fronting the QRE.

Air photo of Wanchai Govt School 1949

Submitted by Edmond on Sun, 2013-12-15 12:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
English Methodist Church, Kennedy Road (1st generation) [1893-1964]
Wanchai Govt School, Queen's Road East [1872-1959]

This air-photo was taken in 1949 which shows the English Methodist Church at j/o Kennedy Road and Queen's Road East, and the Wanchai Govt School at j/o Kennedy Street and QRE.

Basket ball court inside Wanchai Govt School

Submitted by Edmond on Sat, 2013-12-14 17:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1953
Places shown in this photo: 
Wanchai Govt School, Queen's Road East [1872-1959]

The group photo was taken in 1953 to bid farewell to the Head Master, Mr Chan Fung Kee, who was promoted to Education Inspector.  All members of teaching staff are sitting in the middle, and all students are standing around in the open basket ball court.   The roof the pavilion can be seen at the background.   On the right side of the photo is the school classroom.   There is a shed over the side of the wall as a protection of rainfall.

Wanchai Govt School was a boys' school.  You could not find girl students in the group photo.

WGS sketch vs map in 1958

Submitted by Edmond on Sat, 2013-12-14 01:23
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1958
Places shown in this photo: 
Wanchai Govt School, Queen's Road East [1872-1959]

The sketch shows the main school (eight rooms), a pavilion at NW corner, staff room and lavatory, two servants' quarters, boys' latrine and storeroom at the rear as in 1958.

WGS Proposed Extension Plan 1907

Submitted by Edmond on Sat, 2013-12-14 01:00
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1907
Places shown in this photo: 
Wanchai Govt School, Queen's Road East [1872-1959]

Wanchai Govt School was built in 1873.  It was proposed to erect an identical structure consisting of four rooms with movable internal partitions plus a verandah at the rear.   It would double the original size of the school.   The proposed extension plan was approved by DPW on 14 Oct 1907.

old Wanchai School at QRE 1937 (next to English Methodist Church)

Submitted by Edmond on Tue, 2013-10-29 14:09
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937
Places shown in this photo: 
English Methodist Church, Kennedy Road (1st generation) [1893-1964]
Wanchai Govt School, Queen's Road East [1872-1959]

The image shows the English Methodist Church which was situated at j/o QRE and Kennedy Road in 1937.  Adjacent to its west side was the old Wanchai School premises.  Only part of the pitched roof can be seen.   There were rows of trees along QRE in front of the school boundary short wall.

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