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View on 27-31, Barker Road

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2015-05-14 20:45
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
Places shown in this photo: 
Altadena House [1974- ]
Cragside Mansion [1975- ]
31 Barker Road (2nd generation Richmond House?) [c.1952-c.1999]
22 Barker Road [1949-2017]

Detail from View from the peak on Wan Chai and Causeway Bay.

No. 1 Barker Road

Submitted by 80sKid on Fri, 2010-03-05 14:00
Image (external): 
Binary Data 3754405051

not sure when built or demolished, though I think it went in the past few years.  thanks to aetse

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1982
Places shown in this photo: 
Residence of the USA Consul-General [????- ]
Farnborough - RBL 69 [????-????]
Image Galleries: 
1980s Hong Kong
Tags: 
colonial
The Peak
Barker Road

Victoria House - 15 Barker Rd [1951- ]

Submitted by annelisec on Sat, 2010-02-27 14:26
Date Place completed: 
1951-01-01

Colonial style home, residence of the Chief Secreatary of the Hong Hong SAR

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Victoria Hospital [1903-c.1947]
Tags: 
Barker Road

Cragside [????-1974]

Submitted by annelisec on Sun, 2010-02-21 18:24
Date Place demolished: 
1974-01-01

23 Barker Road

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Barker Road

Ligoniel and The Farm - RBL 101 [????- ]

Submitted by annelisec on Sat, 2010-01-09 16:39

Ligoniel belonged to Francis Henry May, who as acting Governor pushed through the Peak District Reservation Ordinance in 1904.

 

"Our house on the Peak was called Ligoniel after some property in Ireland owned by my father's family."

"View from the Peak: an autobiography" by Phoebe May Witworth (2nd daughter of Frances Henry May)

Later purchased by Alexander Findlay Smith, the builder of the Peak Tram, and renamed (or rebuilt into "The Farm")

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Barker Road
RBL 101

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