Submitted by David on Fri, 03/04/2016 - 17:29 Current condition Demolished / No longer exists Photos show it was a low building, 3-4 storeys high. Previous place(s) at this location "Gardener House" - Residence of the Lord Deputy of the Botanical Gardens - 1860s [????-????] Tags government quarters Log in or register to post comments Photos that show this Place 1979 Comments This FEER article from 1954 This FEER article from 1954 says they were government quarters: https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gOUnAAAAMAAJ&dq=albany+flats+hong+… Log in or register to post comments Albany Flats Yes - the low rise block just above the Robinson Road flyover in the photograph was The Albany - Government quarters. Same design as those on Mt Kellett Road and the 'front' block of flats at Leighton Hill; same fate. Log in or register to post comments
This FEER article from 1954 This FEER article from 1954 says they were government quarters: https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gOUnAAAAMAAJ&dq=albany+flats+hong+… Log in or register to post comments
Albany Flats Yes - the low rise block just above the Robinson Road flyover in the photograph was The Albany - Government quarters. Same design as those on Mt Kellett Road and the 'front' block of flats at Leighton Hill; same fate. Log in or register to post comments
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This FEER article from 1954
This FEER article from 1954 says they were government quarters:
https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gOUnAAAAMAAJ&dq=albany+flats+hong+…
Albany Flats
Yes - the low rise block just above the Robinson Road flyover in the photograph was The Albany - Government quarters. Same design as those on Mt Kellett Road and the 'front' block of flats at Leighton Hill; same fate.