Grand Stand at Happy Valley racecourse [c.1866-c.1900]

Submitted by David on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 14:32
Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
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Date closed / demolished
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The stand is shown in this engraving dated 1866, so it was at least as old as that:

courses a Victoria (Hong Kong)
courses a Victoria (Hong Kong), by annelisec

 

Earlier reports describe a grand stand at the racecourse, but it isn't clear if they refer to this building or to a temporary matshed type of building.

It is still shown on the 1899 map, but the "Map 1901" at http://www.hkmaps.hk/mapviewer.html shows it had been replaced by a new Grand Stand.

I've guessed the dates as c.1866-c.1900, but please leave a comment if you can be more accurate.