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Sai Ying Poon Government Vernacular School [1891-????]

Date Place completed: 
c.1891-06-30 (Day is approximate)
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Glenealy 1992

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1992

This photo shows Glenealy near the corner with Wyndham Street. Sheng Kung Hui Kindergarten is still there, but Kei Yan Primary School has moved. Today's view can be seen here.

Queen's College 1897

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1897

1945 Ruin after the war (Queen's College)

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945

Northcote Training College / Bonham Road Primary Government School [1941- ]

Date Place completed: 
1941-04-23

1939

On 28th November 1939, item 633 in the Gazette announced "Tenders invited for New Teacher's Training College, Bonham Road, Hong Kong" and that "The work consists of the erection of a three storied building in reinforced concrete with basement to central portion, drainage, site work, and caretaker’s quarters."

1941

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Pui Ying Middle School [c.1960-c.1994]

Date Place completed: 
c.1960-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1994-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Originally Edenhall, the old mansion on the site was used as the school building along with one half of Westbourne Villa (No 84 Bonham Road), where Rhine Court is today. A purpose built school was built c1960 before being replaced with the Scholastic Gardens development in the mid 1990's

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Gap Road School [????-????]

I found a few mentions of the school in the 1960 thesis "Educational development in post-war Hong Kong":

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Baxter Vernacular School (Bonham Road) / Fairlea Girls School [c.1883-1936]

Mentions in the "Education" chapter of the annual Blue Books.

(Click for more information about the Blue Books)

It is first mentioned in the 1883 Blue Book, under the "Grant-in-aid Schools" section of the "Educational" chapter:

Fairlea & Bonham Road looking South West

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1890

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.

Good Hope School, Clear Water Bay Road [1955- ]

Date Place completed: 
c.1955-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

The school website has a brief history: http://www.ghs.edu.hk/ghs_h.html

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