Netersole hospital in the 1960s compared with today's street view of the site which became a luxury apartment building. According to sources, the site was sold in the late 80s and left vacant until 2000 rebuilt into the luxury apartment seen here.
This is a second generation building. The two-story 1893 building was demolished in 1936 to make way for this second generation building. As mentioned in the following 1937 news report, the 2-story building was demolished in 1936 and the new hospital was a 6-story building which was opened in on Jan 7 1938 by governor Northcote. 1954 was the year when three hospitals were amalgamated into the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital and operated at Breezy Path. From now on Nethersole Hospital was renamed Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital.
In 1920’s, after the relocation of the Alice Memorial Hospital to the site next to the Nethersole Hospital, the hospitals were close to each other at the juncture of the Bonham Road and Breezy Path. According to a news report, it was rebuilt in 1967 into a building as shown in a 1987 picture below (https://gwulo.com/atom/41940#comment-62465)
1. Alice memorial hospital 雅麗氏利濟醫院:
Founded in 1887 at 77-81 Hollywood road. Building cost donated by Sir Kai Ho (何啟; 21 March 1859 – 21 July 1914), a Hong Kong barrister, physician and essayist in Colonial Hong Kong. It was in memory of his late wife Alice Walkden. In 1921, it moved to Bonham Road next to the Nethersole hospital.
2. Nethersole hospital 那打素醫院:
Founded in 1893 at Bonham road. Building cost donated by Henry William Davis, chairman of the Medical Mission Committee, mostly made up of members of the former London Missionary Society. It was in memory of his mother. Demolished in 1937 to make way for a 6-story new hospital building.
3. Alice Memorial Maternity Hospital 雅麗氏紀念產科醫院
Founded in 1904 at 6A Bonham road. A group of prominent Chinese people, including Dr Ho Kai, and Chau Siu-ki, raised funds for building the new hospital. It was later merged into Nethersole Hospital.
4. Ho miu Ling hospital 何妙齡醫院:
Founded in 1906 at Breezy path next to Nethersole hospital (today Ying Wa girls' school). Donated by Kai Ho's elder sister Ho miu Ling (1847-1937). It was rebuilt into a maternity hospital in 1954.
As mentioned in the brief history above. Ho Miu Ling hospital 何妙齡醫院 was built in 1906 at Breezy path. It was rebuilt in 1954 into a maternity hospital as reported in the following news article:
1954-08-09 nethersol new maternity hospital to open.png, by simtang
This is a picture from nethersol 130th anniversary commemorative book. It says Ho Miu Ling hospital was rebuilt in 1954 into a new maternity hospital, known as "maternity west wing" of Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital when 3 hospitals were combined into one. Without saying, the previous Nethersol hospital at Bonham-Breezy path junction is the "maternity east wing".
picture from nethersol 130 year commemorative book.png, by simtang
After the hospital moved away from Bonham Road, government rented the building to Hong Kong institute of technology. According to an interview with the principal of Ying Wa girls school, the school will move from 76 Robinson Road to Sham Shiu Po so that the school building together with the Ho Miu Ling Hospital building on Breezy path will be rebuilt. The hospital site will be incorporated into the school campus. The school moved back in 2016.
The Ho Miu Ling hospital 何妙齡醫院 was built in 1906 on Breezy path and rebuilt in 1954 into a maternity hospital. This photo shows the hospital before and after 1954. As it was surrounded by residential buildings, a "pai lau" was built at the Breezy path junction to celebrate the birthday of a certain Mr Ma. The building behind the hospital in the right picture is staff quarters.
According to Tai Kung Pao, Alice Memorial Maternity Hospital 雅麗氏紀念產科醫院 is also called Nethersole Memorial Maternity Hospital 那打素產科紀念醫院 or simply Nethersole Maternity Hospital (6A Bonham rd). It was next to the Nethersole Hospital (10 Bonham rd).
In 1938, the main hospital was rebuilt. According to a news report, the new Nethersole Hospital had no maternity wards. It said the patients can go to the Alice hospital instead.
The names of the Hospitals in English provided in the brief history above match the names provided in the 1914 Blue Book. Suggest to stick with the official English names.
Even the hospital management itself can't provide any "official name". The following photo shows that the main hospital itself at 10 Bonham rd displayed two different names on the two sides of the main door. The left side says "Alice.....". The right side says "Nethersole..."
香港年鑑 at that time listed names and addresses of hospitals. Only one name "Nethersole hospital" appeared on the list. All the other names did not appear.
The real situation is that the maternity hospital itself was called Alice memorial maternity hospital when it started in 1904. In 1906, it was merged with Nethersole hospital. Its official name at one time was called ""Nethersole maternity hospital" on birth certificates.
Annie Sydenham who was in charge of the maternity hospital for 30 years has written an article describing her experience there.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK IN A HONG KONG MISSION HOSPITAL published 1958 by ANNIE SYDENHAM
She said: For convienience I shall refer to the hospital by the name by which it has become well known in Hong Kong , namely, the 'Nethersole Hospital"
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Nethersole Website
Summary of the various buildings built on the Nethersole site at Bonham Road/Breezy Path can be found on their website here: http://www.nethersole.org.hk/catalog/info.php?target=about_04&language=…
1960s
Netersole hospital in the 1960s compared with today's street view of the site which became a luxury apartment building. According to sources, the site was sold in the late 80s and left vacant until 2000 rebuilt into the luxury apartment seen here.
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E5%80%AB%E6%95%A6%E5%82%B3%E9%81%93%E6%…
http://cache.org.hk/blog/syp_medical_nethersole/
This is a second generation building. The two-story 1893 building was demolished in 1936 to make way for this second generation building. As mentioned in the following 1937 news report, the 2-story building was demolished in 1936 and the new hospital was a 6-story building which was opened in on Jan 7 1938 by governor Northcote. 1954 was the year when three hospitals were amalgamated into the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital and operated at Breezy Path. From now on Nethersole Hospital was renamed Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Ho_Miu_Ling_Nethersole_Hospital
The news report on Jan 8 1938 about the opening of the new hospital on Jan 7 1938:
Alice Memorial Hospital
There was another hospital called Alice Memorial Hospital next to the Nethersole Hospital as mentioned at the Nethersole web site (http://nethersole.org.hk/?route=service-detail&id=4):
In 1920’s, after the relocation of the Alice Memorial Hospital to the site next to the Nethersole Hospital, the hospitals were close to each other at the juncture of the Bonham Road and Breezy Path. According to a news report, it was rebuilt in 1967 into a building as shown in a 1987 picture below (https://gwulo.com/atom/41940#comment-62465)
Enhanced old Nethersole Hospital photos uploaded to Flickr by wl
Nethersole Nurses by wl (Flickr)
Nethersole postnatal clinic waiting room visit by a big shot - by wl (Flickr)
history
Brief history:
1. Alice memorial hospital 雅麗氏利濟醫院:
Founded in 1887 at 77-81 Hollywood road. Building cost donated by Sir Kai Ho (何啟; 21 March 1859 – 21 July 1914), a Hong Kong barrister, physician and essayist in Colonial Hong Kong. It was in memory of his late wife Alice Walkden. In 1921, it moved to Bonham Road next to the Nethersole hospital.
2. Nethersole hospital 那打素醫院:
Founded in 1893 at Bonham road. Building cost donated by Henry William Davis, chairman of the Medical Mission Committee, mostly made up of members of the former London Missionary Society. It was in memory of his mother. Demolished in 1937 to make way for a 6-story new hospital building.
3. Alice Memorial Maternity Hospital 雅麗氏紀念產科醫院
Founded in 1904 at 6A Bonham road. A group of prominent Chinese people, including Dr Ho Kai, and Chau Siu-ki, raised funds for building the new hospital. It was later merged into Nethersole Hospital.
4. Ho miu Ling hospital 何妙齡醫院:
Founded in 1906 at Breezy path next to Nethersole hospital (today Ying Wa girls' school). Donated by Kai Ho's elder sister Ho miu Ling (1847-1937). It was rebuilt into a maternity hospital in 1954.
5. staff quarter:
built 1950
translated from the following news report:
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another source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Ho_Miu_Ling_Nethersole_Hospital
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A 1955 map showing the various buildings after the merging of 3 hospitals in 1954.
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what happened to Ho Miu Ling hospital on Breezy path
As mentioned in the brief history above. Ho Miu Ling hospital 何妙齡醫院 was built in 1906 at Breezy path. It was rebuilt in 1954 into a maternity hospital as reported in the following news article:
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This is a picture from nethersol 130th anniversary commemorative book. It says Ho Miu Ling hospital was rebuilt in 1954 into a new maternity hospital, known as "maternity west wing" of Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital when 3 hospitals were combined into one. Without saying, the previous Nethersol hospital at Bonham-Breezy path junction is the "maternity east wing".
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After the hospital moved away from Bonham Road, government rented the building to Hong Kong institute of technology. According to an interview with the principal of Ying Wa girls school, the school will move from 76 Robinson Road to Sham Shiu Po so that the school building together with the Ho Miu Ling Hospital building on Breezy path will be rebuilt. The hospital site will be incorporated into the school campus. The school moved back in 2016.
https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E8%8B%B1%E8%8F%AF%E5%A5%B3%E6%A0%A1%E9%87%8D…
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The following maps in 2014 and 2015 shows that the hospital building was demolished around 2014.
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Ho Miu Ling hospital before 1954 and after
The Ho Miu Ling hospital 何妙齡醫院 was built in 1906 on Breezy path and rebuilt in 1954 into a maternity hospital. This photo shows the hospital before and after 1954. As it was surrounded by residential buildings, a "pai lau" was built at the Breezy path junction to celebrate the birthday of a certain Mr Ma. The building behind the hospital in the right picture is staff quarters.
Another photo taken from Breezy path before (upper) and after 1954 (lower):
Opening Dates of the Various Hospitals
1. Alice Memorial Hospital 雅麗氏利濟醫院: 17 February 1887
2. Nethersole Hospital 那打素醫院: 5 September 1893
3. Alice Memorial Maternity Hospital 雅麗氏紀念產科醫院: 7 June 1904
4. Ho Miu Ling Hospital 何妙齡醫院: 20 July 1906
Source: Blue Book for the Year 1914
According to Tai Kung Pao,…
According to Tai Kung Pao, Alice Memorial Maternity Hospital 雅麗氏紀念產科醫院 is also called Nethersole Memorial Maternity Hospital 那打素產科紀念醫院 or simply Nethersole Maternity Hospital (6A Bonham rd). It was next to the Nethersole Hospital (10 Bonham rd).
https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1371753741455331328.html
A 1920s map shows its position relative to the main hospital. Sometimes it was also called its maternity block. It is a bit confusing.
https://gwulo.com/media/45113
In 1938, the main hospital was rebuilt. According to a news report, the new Nethersole Hospital had no maternity wards. It said the patients can go to the Alice hospital instead.
Re: Names of Hospitals
The names of the Hospitals in English provided in the brief history above match the names provided in the 1914 Blue Book. Suggest to stick with the official English names.
no official names
Even the hospital management itself can't provide any "official name". The following photo shows that the main hospital itself at 10 Bonham rd displayed two different names on the two sides of the main door. The left side says "Alice.....". The right side says "Nethersole..."
https://gwulo.com/media/41942
香港年鑑 at that time listed names and addresses of hospitals. Only one name "Nethersole hospital" appeared on the list. All the other names did not appear.
The real situation is that the maternity hospital itself was called Alice memorial maternity hospital when it started in 1904. In 1906, it was merged with Nethersole hospital. Its official name at one time was called ""Nethersole maternity hospital" on birth certificates.
https://www.facebook.com/shifiles/photos/a.1504952293108310/26957393940…
Annie Sydenham who was in charge of the maternity hospital for 30 years has written an article describing her experience there.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK IN A HONG KONG MISSION HOSPITAL published 1958 by ANNIE SYDENHAM
She said: For convienience I shall refer to the hospital by the name by which it has become well known in Hong Kong , namely, the 'Nethersole Hospital"