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Jardines / Lord Saltoun's House [1841-1846]

Date Place completed: 
c.1841-09-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
1846-01-01

Sometime in 1841, perhaps very soon after the sale of 14 June 1841, they obtained a transfer from a Captain Ramsay of what was then Town Lot 42, and there erected a large house of which the Canton Press caustically commente

1984 - Flagstaff House - Tea Museum

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1984

1984 - Flagstaff House - Tea Museum

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1984

1984 - Flagstaff House - Tea Museum

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1984

1984 - Flagstaff House - Tea Museum

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1984

View of Flagstaff House Hong Kong

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1860

The design of the walls and the cannon makes me wonder if originally there was an artillery battery in front of flagstaff house.  Nothing shows on Rob Weir's map here but perhaps it was rapidly replaced by other installations

Flagstaff House

Image (external): 
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2009
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