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Bonham Road & Centre Street looking West to Greenmount & Balls Court

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2017-04-20 16:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1870

A great view of Western Mid Levels c1870. The photographer is standing at the junction of Robinson Road (Today Park Road) & Bonham Road looking west. Centre Street is middle right. Babington Path (not yet named when the photo was taken) runs up the hill in the centre of the picture, running past the house called Greenmount. To the right of Greenmount is Craigellachie with Ball's court furthest to the right on the other side of Bonham Road. 

This photographer is likely William Floyd or John Thomson. 

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

Submitted by Herostratus on Thu, 2017-04-20 15:21
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

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Edenhall/Sunny Side (IL609) [c.1895-c.1960]
Tags: 
School
Babington
Lyttelton Road I

The Richmond Estate From the East

Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-05-25 17:57
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1897
Places shown in this photo: 
Mount Richmond/Dethick [c.1895-????]
Eastley/Gilston (IL1216) [c.1895-????]
Hartley/Botley [c.1895-????]
Richmond Terrace / Park View / Basilea Terrace, Mid-levels - IL 1216 [c.1880-1954]
Oaklands [c.1895-c.1960]
Belvoir Lodge/Ardmore [c.1895-1925]
Edenhall/Sunny Side (IL609) [c.1895-c.1960]

Source: The Tourist's Guide to Hong Kong, with short trips to the Mainland of China … (1897) by HURLEY, R. C.

Map of the Richmond Estate Property

Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-05-25 17:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1897
Places shown in this photo: 
Mount Richmond/Dethick [c.1895-????]
Eastley/Gilston (IL1216) [c.1895-????]
Hartley/Botley [c.1895-????]
Westley/Largo [c.1895-????]
Merton Lodge/Goodwood [1895-????]
Richmond Terrace / Park View / Basilea Terrace, Mid-levels - IL 1216 [c.1880-1954]
Oaklands [c.1895-c.1960]
Belvoir Lodge/Ardmore [c.1895-1925]
Edenhall/Sunny Side (IL609) [c.1895-c.1960]
Brook/StonyBrook Cottage/Hanley [c.1895-????]
Inglewood/Oban Cottage [????-????]

A Map of the Richmond Estate. Interesting to see Babington Path is a private road, I wonder when it became a public road. 

Source: The Tourist's Guide to Hong Kong, with short trips to the Mainland of China … (1897) by HURLEY, R. C.

Oaklands [c.1895-c.1960]

Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-05-25 17:32
Date Place completed: 
c.1895-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1960-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Building was originally No 1 Babington Path before becoming No 1 Oaklands Path. Built by the Richmond Easte company in the 1890's. 

Building was likely renamed Ardmore from Oaklands c1900 (although confusingly Oaklands appears in later juror lists), occupied by Butterfield and Swire employee's in the early 1900's. 

Tags: 
Western District
Babington
Oakland Path
Richmond Estate

Merton Lodge/Goodwood [1895-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-05-25 17:23
Date Place completed: 
1895-01-01

IL 1216

Tags: 
Western District
Babington
Richmond Estate

Inglewood/Oban Cottage [????-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Wed, 2016-05-25 17:00
Tags: 
Western District
Babington

Greenmount [????-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Sun, 2016-05-22 18:49

Mr J Grant Sharp and his family lived here from 1884-1887. Prior to their occupation the tenants were Mr Kennard Davies from the North China insurance Company 

Multiple families seemed to have lived her at the same time. Dr Eitel and his family was a tenant in 1886

There was a stable block at the house

Tags: 
BONHAM ROAD
Babington

Edenhall/Sunny Side (IL609) [c.1895-c.1960]

Submitted by Herostratus on Sun, 2016-05-22 18:48
Date Place completed: 
c.1895-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1960-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Developed by the Richmond Estate Company in the 1890's. Advertised as Juvenix Lodge in the 1930's. The mansion became Pui Ying Middle School post WW2 before being demolished and replaced with a purpose built school building circa 1960. Scholastic Gardens replaced the school building in the mid 1990's

Tags: 
Richmond Estate
Lyttelton Road I
Babington
Richmond Road

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