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Birchwood Place [1989- ]

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2019-01-25 02:10
Date Place completed: 
1989-08-01
Previous place(s) at this location: 
6M Bowen Road [c.1970-c.1985]
Horne Mansion - 94-96 Macdonnell Road [1957-c.1985]
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Bowen Road

6M Bowen Road [c.1970-c.1985]

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2019-01-25 02:08
Date Place completed: 
c.1970-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1985-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Previous place(s) at this location: 
1st Generation House at 96 Macdonnell Road [c.1900-c.1950]
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Bowen Road

1st Generation House at 96 Macdonnell Road [c.1900-c.1950]

Submitted by Herostratus on Fri, 2019-01-25 02:07
Date Place completed: 
c.1900-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1950-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

On IL 1543

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Bowen Road

Western Praya in Tsim Sha Tsui

Submitted by KMB_CTB on Thu, 2017-06-08 16:24

The Government Notification no. 356 in Hongkong Government Gazette released on 3 September 1887 mentions:

The Road which runs parallel to the Western Praya at Kowloon Point, on the Eastern side of Marine Lots Nos. 9, 10, 11, 20, 21, 21A and 22, shall from henceforth be known as and designated MacDonnell Road.

Vaccine Institute/Forestry Department [1892-c.1965]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-01-09 14:37
Date Place completed: 
1892-03-01
Date Place demolished: 
c.1965-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

From the 1933 map

Completed in March 1892, vaccine work began in October that year 

Used by the Forestry Department post war until the building was demolished for the Garden Road flyover

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garden road

Villa D'Alva [????-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-01-09 14:33

From the 1933 map. IL 1453

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Century Crescent - 34-40 Kennedy Road [c.1895-c.1955]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-01-09 14:30
Date Place completed: 
c.1895-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1955-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Name from the 1933 map. There are four terraced houses on this site with a large garden to the east. The 1901 map shows that another block of four terraced houses were planned to be built on the gardens but these do not seems to have ever been completed.

IL 1390

Original driveway still exists - called Park Gate

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Kennedy Road

Sam Ching [c.1895-c.1960]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-01-09 14:28
Date Place completed: 
c.1895-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1960-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

From the 1933 map IL 1384

Also spelt Sam Chin

 

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Waterford [c.1900-1963]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-01-09 14:27
Date Place completed: 
c.1900-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
1963-01-01

On IL1518

Post War Waterford became part of Ticia Mansion but the original building remained. 

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Simla House [c.1900-c.1950]

Submitted by Herostratus on Mon, 2017-01-09 14:26
Date Place completed: 
c.1900-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1950-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Name from the 1936 Map

The western half was demolished to build the 1st Generation St Joan Court pre war

The eastern half of the building was replaced by Welsby Court ni the early 1950s

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