Submitted by annelisec on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 20:11 I found these in the PRO Log in or register to post comments Thanks Annelise, lots of Thanks Annelise, lots of interesting things to follow up there. eg "Kowloon Station Hotel to go" - I didn't even realise there was a hotel! Regards, David Log in or register to post comments Text version THE BUILDER (S.C.M.P.) Date Page Name of Building Described 17.3.26 12 Banque De L'Indo Chine Building 31.3.26 12 Ho Tung Building 13.7.27 3 New Cinema House - Kowloon Theatre 12.10.27 14 New Soldier & Sailors Home 18.4.28 9 Ying Wah College 25.4.28 9 Po Hing Theatre in Kowloon 20.6.28 12 New Bathing Sheds for Repulse Bay 1.8.28 12 Telephone Exchange Latest Kowloon Building 22.8.28 12 Kowloon Branch of Hong Kong Bank 19.9.28 9 The Industrial & Commercial Bank Ltd. 14.11.28 12 Ricci Hall of the University 1.1.29 15 Chinese Y.M.C.A. in Kowloon 23.1.29 13 New Building on Morrison Hill -Tsung Tsin Association Premises 19.6.29 13 Hong Kong Hotel Site Building 3.7.29 12 Kowloon Motor Bus Garage 15.1.30 14 Cinema Theatre on Queen's Road 29.10.30 6 Hong Kong Building Method - A new type of Foundation piles used in Praya Bldg. 26.11.30 4 Ho Tung Mansion at Kowloon 13.1.31 9 King's Theatre in Queen's Road 24.2.31 9 First House at Kowloon - Ross Terrace to be demolished 12.5.31 9 Local Building - Development of French Mission Property 22.9.31 14 New School of Chinese studies -opening of Tang Chi Ngong Building 27.10.31 14 Modern Theatre for Kowloon - Alhambra 17.11.31 15 New Garden Suburb - Construction Company’s Scheme for huge area at Kowloon 24.11.31 16 New Landmark at Aberdeen. 1.12.31 16 First Home in New Suburb 15.12.31 18 Police Quarters at Wanchai 19.1.32 14 New Wing at Hong Kong Y.M.C.A. 26.1.32 14 How New Wing of Y.M.C.A. will appear 23.2.32 16 Jockey Club Premises at Wongneichong 8.3.32 16 Hong Kong War Memorial Nursing Home at the Peak 5.4.32 14 New Civil Hangar built at Kai Tak Aerodrome 26.4.32 16 H.K.'s New Brewery Building 3.5.32 16 New Seaman's Institute 10.5.32 16 The Gloucester Apartment - Modem Kitchen 17.5.32 15 Oriental Cinema 24.5.32 18 No.2 Police Station on Gloucester Road 31.5.32 16 The Alhambra Theatre 12.7.32 14 New Fire Station for Wanchai 26.7.32 14 New Hong Kong Prisons 2.8.32 14 Tung Wah Hospital 6.9.32 16 Government Civil Hospital 25.10.32 16 New Naval Canteen Building 15.11.32 16 Chinese Hotel at Wanchai 6.12.32 16 The Rapid Development of The North Point District 20.12.32 18 La Salle College 27.12.32 18 Service Quarters Improvement 21.3.33 15 A Garden City for Hong Kong at Stanley 4.4.33 16 Tai Ping Building 25.4.33 16 Bank's new site - Wardley Street 2.5.33 16 New Church for Hong Kong 16.5.33 16 Building Expansion at Shamshuipo 6.6.33 14 The China Emporium Building End Of City Hall 20.6.33 16 New local hotel - the tallest building in the Colony 18.7.33 16 New block of European flats at Causeway Bay 24.10.33 14 Grant Bank Building 31.10.33 16 Royal Naval Canteen 7.11.33 16 Gloucester Building 21.11.33 18 Alhambra Theatre opens next month 9.1.34 16 Hong Kong's new Confucius hall 23.1.34 10 Pei Ho Building (Cinema) 30.1.34 8 Alhambra Theatre opening 6.2.34 16 New Government Civil Hospital at Pokfulam Road 13.2.34 10 New Humphrey's Estate flats for Kowloon 27.2.34 16 Progress in Hong Kong - New building Include a castle and many modem skyscrapers 9.10.34 14 Arts & Crafts factory in North Point 19.2.35 10 Row of new shops in Salisbury Road 26.11.35 14 Shamshuipo Matshed Church 22.7.36 18 Fine Gymnasium for the University 12.8.36 16 Kowloon Station Hotel to go 9.9.36 18 Hew City Building 23.9.36 16 Star Theatre Remodelling Log in or register to post comments Re:1926-1938 Buildings Hi David - is there a portion of the list missing from Sep 1936 to 1938? Thanks Log in or register to post comments The list that Annelise The list that Annelise originally posted at the top of the page ended at 1936. Those links don't work any more but I found the document online - click on the thumbnail for the second result at https://search.grs.gov.hk/en/searchlib.xhtml?q=THE+BUILDER&e_k=on&page=1. Unfortunately I still don't see anything after 1936. Log in or register to post comments
Thanks Annelise, lots of Thanks Annelise, lots of interesting things to follow up there. eg "Kowloon Station Hotel to go" - I didn't even realise there was a hotel! Regards, David Log in or register to post comments
Text version THE BUILDER (S.C.M.P.) Date Page Name of Building Described 17.3.26 12 Banque De L'Indo Chine Building 31.3.26 12 Ho Tung Building 13.7.27 3 New Cinema House - Kowloon Theatre 12.10.27 14 New Soldier & Sailors Home 18.4.28 9 Ying Wah College 25.4.28 9 Po Hing Theatre in Kowloon 20.6.28 12 New Bathing Sheds for Repulse Bay 1.8.28 12 Telephone Exchange Latest Kowloon Building 22.8.28 12 Kowloon Branch of Hong Kong Bank 19.9.28 9 The Industrial & Commercial Bank Ltd. 14.11.28 12 Ricci Hall of the University 1.1.29 15 Chinese Y.M.C.A. in Kowloon 23.1.29 13 New Building on Morrison Hill -Tsung Tsin Association Premises 19.6.29 13 Hong Kong Hotel Site Building 3.7.29 12 Kowloon Motor Bus Garage 15.1.30 14 Cinema Theatre on Queen's Road 29.10.30 6 Hong Kong Building Method - A new type of Foundation piles used in Praya Bldg. 26.11.30 4 Ho Tung Mansion at Kowloon 13.1.31 9 King's Theatre in Queen's Road 24.2.31 9 First House at Kowloon - Ross Terrace to be demolished 12.5.31 9 Local Building - Development of French Mission Property 22.9.31 14 New School of Chinese studies -opening of Tang Chi Ngong Building 27.10.31 14 Modern Theatre for Kowloon - Alhambra 17.11.31 15 New Garden Suburb - Construction Company’s Scheme for huge area at Kowloon 24.11.31 16 New Landmark at Aberdeen. 1.12.31 16 First Home in New Suburb 15.12.31 18 Police Quarters at Wanchai 19.1.32 14 New Wing at Hong Kong Y.M.C.A. 26.1.32 14 How New Wing of Y.M.C.A. will appear 23.2.32 16 Jockey Club Premises at Wongneichong 8.3.32 16 Hong Kong War Memorial Nursing Home at the Peak 5.4.32 14 New Civil Hangar built at Kai Tak Aerodrome 26.4.32 16 H.K.'s New Brewery Building 3.5.32 16 New Seaman's Institute 10.5.32 16 The Gloucester Apartment - Modem Kitchen 17.5.32 15 Oriental Cinema 24.5.32 18 No.2 Police Station on Gloucester Road 31.5.32 16 The Alhambra Theatre 12.7.32 14 New Fire Station for Wanchai 26.7.32 14 New Hong Kong Prisons 2.8.32 14 Tung Wah Hospital 6.9.32 16 Government Civil Hospital 25.10.32 16 New Naval Canteen Building 15.11.32 16 Chinese Hotel at Wanchai 6.12.32 16 The Rapid Development of The North Point District 20.12.32 18 La Salle College 27.12.32 18 Service Quarters Improvement 21.3.33 15 A Garden City for Hong Kong at Stanley 4.4.33 16 Tai Ping Building 25.4.33 16 Bank's new site - Wardley Street 2.5.33 16 New Church for Hong Kong 16.5.33 16 Building Expansion at Shamshuipo 6.6.33 14 The China Emporium Building End Of City Hall 20.6.33 16 New local hotel - the tallest building in the Colony 18.7.33 16 New block of European flats at Causeway Bay 24.10.33 14 Grant Bank Building 31.10.33 16 Royal Naval Canteen 7.11.33 16 Gloucester Building 21.11.33 18 Alhambra Theatre opens next month 9.1.34 16 Hong Kong's new Confucius hall 23.1.34 10 Pei Ho Building (Cinema) 30.1.34 8 Alhambra Theatre opening 6.2.34 16 New Government Civil Hospital at Pokfulam Road 13.2.34 10 New Humphrey's Estate flats for Kowloon 27.2.34 16 Progress in Hong Kong - New building Include a castle and many modem skyscrapers 9.10.34 14 Arts & Crafts factory in North Point 19.2.35 10 Row of new shops in Salisbury Road 26.11.35 14 Shamshuipo Matshed Church 22.7.36 18 Fine Gymnasium for the University 12.8.36 16 Kowloon Station Hotel to go 9.9.36 18 Hew City Building 23.9.36 16 Star Theatre Remodelling Log in or register to post comments
Re:1926-1938 Buildings Hi David - is there a portion of the list missing from Sep 1936 to 1938? Thanks Log in or register to post comments
The list that Annelise The list that Annelise originally posted at the top of the page ended at 1936. Those links don't work any more but I found the document online - click on the thumbnail for the second result at https://search.grs.gov.hk/en/searchlib.xhtml?q=THE+BUILDER&e_k=on&page=1. Unfortunately I still don't see anything after 1936. Log in or register to post comments
Thanks Annelise, lots of
Thanks Annelise, lots of interesting things to follow up there. eg "Kowloon Station Hotel to go" - I didn't even realise there was a hotel!
Regards, David
Text version
Re:1926-1938 Buildings
Hi David - is there a portion of the list missing from Sep 1936 to 1938? Thanks
The list that Annelise
The list that Annelise originally posted at the top of the page ended at 1936.
Those links don't work any more but I found the document online - click on the thumbnail for the second result at https://search.grs.gov.hk/en/searchlib.xhtml?q=THE+BUILDER&e_k=on&page=1. Unfortunately I still don't see anything after 1936.