Everything tagged: coombe road

No 152 on the 1909 map, No 529 on the 1924 map. On RBL 74

No 147 on the 1909 Map, No 525 on the 1924 map

This police station was constructed in 1911 [It was built in 1939-40, see comments below]. It became the police museum in 1988.

It has a significant number of exhibits. Most notably the head of the 'Sheung Shui Tiger,' which was shot in Hong Kong after killing a policeman. It also details Hong Kong's crime history and has hundreds of rotating artifacts.

The house now known as ‘Carrick’ at No. 23 Coombe Road (which falls on Rural Building Lot 731) was constructed in 1887. It was obviously designed as a private luxury house used for residential purpose. Its first owner was John Joseph Francis (1839-1901), or J.J. Francis, as he preferred to be known. J.J. Francis purchased the plot of land on No. 23 Coombe Road in March 1886. In the following year he had his house, which he called ‘Stonyhurst’, built on the site.