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Gilbert Alexander HARRIMAN [1900-1981]

Submitted by jill on Sat, 2020-12-05 03:13
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Harriman
Given: 
Gilbert Alexander
Birth
Date: 
1900-06-10
Birthplace (town, state): 
Catford, London
Death
Date: 
1981-05-10
Other
Other reference: 
Sydney Stock Exchange

The name of Gilbert Harriman is remembered in my family as the trainer of my grandfather, Charles Warren’s racing ponies, known as the “Tile” ponies, during the years 1920-1923. When one of the Tile ponies won the Professional Cup at the Happy Valley Derby, a photographer was hired to commemorate the occasion, snapping Charles Warren and his daughter Evelyn together with Harriman and the magnificent trophy for posterity.

Birthplace (country): 
England
Tags: 
Horse racing
Happy Valley
C.E. Warren
Donnelly & Whilte
Hodgson & Harriman
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
HKRNVR
HMS Tamar
Shamshuipo
POW

Ammar Mosque Happy Valley Hong Kong.png

Submitted by eurasian_david on Thu, 2020-06-18 18:20
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950

This grainy cropped photo is from the larger Happy Valley Racecourse photo from the 1950s

Ammar Mosque (2nd Generation) [c.1945-1978]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Thu, 2020-06-18 18:16
Date Place completed: 
c.1945-01-01 (Year is approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1978-12-01 (Month is approximate)

The small Ammar mosque in Happy Valley was re-built after World War II adjacent to the Muslim cemetery to offer Janazah (Funeral) prayers but also accommodated the needs of the five daily prayers as demand grew. It acted as a religious, cultural and communal focus for a number of Hong Kong Muslims in addition to the Shelley Street mosque.

Tags: 
Islam
Muslim
Happy Valley
cemetery
Ammar mosque
mosque

Cafe d'Amigo 1980

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2020-02-07 22:47
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980

From the "Hong Kong Tourist Association Official Guidebook" , year 1980.

This the restaurant's second location after Percival Street.

our garden.jpg

Submitted by Nona on Sat, 2019-06-29 06:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1962

21 Broadwood Road.jpg

Submitted by Nona on Thu, 2019-06-20 07:13
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1963

1956 Oct 26 Quarry Bay School sports

Submitted by Nona on Fri, 2018-04-06 15:31
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1956

Iron Gate at Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley

Submitted by Marianne on Wed, 2017-05-03 11:01

Hello! Does anyone know what year the iron gate on Stubbs Road that leads into Hong Kong Cemetery was built? I'm sorry I don't have a picture yet, but I'll try to find the time to take one next week. I have enquired at the Hong Kong Cemetery and the HK Museum of History, but no one knows. There is no date marked on the gate either. I would be so grateful to find out! Thanks in advance!  

Royal_Rose?.jpg

Submitted by jill on Fri, 2016-12-16 20:58
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1914
Places shown in this photo: 
Happy Valley Racecourse [1846- ]

The inscription on this battered photo proof from my family's collection needs verifying. It reads "Royal Rose, winner of the Foochow Cup."  Hong Kong Race Meeting 1914. I've seen it reproduced in one of Trea Wiltshire's books, but haven't been able to refind it.

The very recognizable figure of Sir Paul Catchick Chater can be seen leading his horse. My recollection is that Chater's horses were usually called "---- Dahlia" and that the "Rose" stable belonged to another prominent owner. The names of horses were usually changed when they changed owners.

1950 45 Morrison Hill Road

Submitted by Nona on Tue, 2016-09-13 09:01
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950

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