The photographer stood at the junction of QRC and Ice House Street, looking west. Focussing on the left side of QRC, we have even house numbers starting at no. 2 (Grand Hotel - hardly visible), Duddell Street, no. 4 (Kai Ming Building), no. 6 (??) and no. 8 (8 QRC). The latter is easy to spot because it extends further into the street compared to the other ones.
What about 6 Queens Road Central? The building we see on the left stretches out from Duddell Street to the building 8 QRC. This would mean it was built on I.L. 291 and 292. The 1937 street index gives both house numbers (4 and 6), and the 1954 map on hkmaps.hk shows Central House at 4 QRC and Kai Ming Building at 6 QRC.
One solution to this problem would be that the building we can see consists of two separate houses, numbered 4 QRC on the left and 6 QRC on the right.
Any further suggestions are welcome.
Addendum: this also means that 4 QRC was not named Kai Ming Building. See 1950 map below:
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4 and 6 Queen's Road Central
The photographer stood at the junction of QRC and Ice House Street, looking west. Focussing on the left side of QRC, we have even house numbers starting at no. 2 (Grand Hotel - hardly visible), Duddell Street, no. 4 (Kai Ming Building), no. 6 (??) and no. 8 (8 QRC). The latter is easy to spot because it extends further into the street compared to the other ones.
What about 6 Queens Road Central? The building we see on the left stretches out from Duddell Street to the building 8 QRC. This would mean it was built on I.L. 291 and 292. The 1937 street index gives both house numbers (4 and 6), and the 1954 map on hkmaps.hk shows Central House at 4 QRC and Kai Ming Building at 6 QRC.
One solution to this problem would be that the building we can see consists of two separate houses, numbered 4 QRC on the left and 6 QRC on the right.
Any further suggestions are welcome.
Addendum: this also means that 4 QRC was not named Kai Ming Building. See 1950 map below: