Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date closed / demolished
Hong Kong Telegraph - 2 February 1911
"Mr. H.R. Cochrane, accountant of Mercantile Bank of India, fell from the verandah of the bank mess into Queen's Road, opposite the Grand Hotel."
Sadly, Mr. Cochrane died.
Previous place(s) at this location
Later place(s) at this location
Photos that show this Place
1868
1868
1875
Comments
Previously named "Oriental Hotel"
Chinarail has posted a couple of photos of this hotel from 1909, when it was named "Oriental Hotel".
Probably the Grand Hotel…
Probably the Grand Hotel opened in December 1910 and replaced (in the same building) the former Oriental Hotel.
For those with a lot of time…
For those with a lot of time on their hands, this is one convoluted story to unravel! It looks like an interesting story.
Grand Hotel was formerly known as Oriental Hotel prior to at least 6th June 1911. Before that in 1907 it was known as the Thomas Hotel. There was a period when it was closed due to debts before that. This is the building based at QRC.
And an Oriental Hotel used to be based at 3 Wellington Street at least from 1857-1876 as approximate dates. So the name Oriental Hotel was at two different locations. I’m not sure if the second is a continuation of the first as a business venture or just happened to be a reused name but a completely different business.
The research will involve poring through all the Carl Smith cards and the Jury Lists to find out names of proprietors and when addresses changed etc.
Re: Oriental Hotel Wellington Street
Yes, there is a place on Gwulo of The Oriental Hotel - 4 Wellington Street [1856-????]