Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date closed / demolished
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)
Previous place(s) at this location
Later place(s) at this location
Photos that show this Place
1895
c.1898
1904
Comments
Pre-Estoril Court
A 1936 Map (HKPL Map library, HG34-3) shows this section of land bounded by Bowen Rd / Peak Tramway / Macdonnell Rd / Albany Nullah. It's also clearly visible (though without names) on the 1924 map.
On the upper half are two larger buildings, backing on to Bowen Road.
On the lower half are four smaller buildings, labelled (West-East) as Rougemont / <none> / Budleigh / Lynton.
All the buildings are semi-detached, so there were twelve separate residences in all.
Annelise notes they're also
Annelise notes they're also visible on the 1901 maps, see #12 and #16.
I wonder what the upper buildings were called? It'll be interesting to see if they appear in the Jurors' Lists, and find out who lived there.
Location Marker and Demolish Date
The buildings have no marker set on the map.
Demolish date is c1934
This 1929 advert describes…
This 1929 advert describes one of the buildings as "Derrington, 3 Bowen Road":
On the 1909 map, both…
On the 1909 map, both buildings are marked R.A. (Royal Artillery). There is also a label Officers Mess on the map, but it isn't clear if that applies to one of the buildings or both.
Royal Artillery Officers' Mess
This looks to be how the buildings were used in the 1900s, as in these lists of the British Armed Forces in Hong Kong at that time, the Royal Artillery section has the heading "Royal Garrison Artillery, Victoria Barracks (Officers' Mess, Bowen Road)":