Queens Road West Building Query

Tue, 09/23/2014 - 07:25

Does anyone know the details for the building at the end of Queens Rd West

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If it is Queen's Road West, the building at the end would be where Queen's Road made a sharp turn, as we can't see it leading off to either side of the building.

One candidate would be the sharp bend at the junction with Wilmer Street. Were there any big buildings near there?

Regards, David

Greetings.   The green roof pitch to the right appears to show its front wall recessing slightly to fit with Wilmer - the spot David suggested.   Absence of columns on the right side could be due to the area still not yet occupied by building.  Regards,  Peter

Hi T,

I don't think it's that last leg of QRW as the end faced to the sea, so no big building like the one in this photo.

That building looks taller than the others, so it should have been one of the land marks of the day. There's some writing above its door - sort of visible but not quite clear enough that I can read anything:

http://gwulo.com/atom/27374/zoom

Regards, David

Thanks David

The sign looks like some insurance company from what I can see.