Most likely the road in front would be Austin Road. Probably taken from Gun Club Hill Barracks looking south which would suggest the photographer would have had a military background.
I would say it's more likely the the photographer was standing somewhere on the hill behind Knotsford Terrace, ie, the Observatory. Gun Clun Hill would be a bit more toward the East.
If you are on Gun Club Hill you should be able to see St. Mary's and the Rosary Church in the foreground.
I guess all we need is a set of old enough survey map with some simple tools (rulers, set squares, compass, strings) and use the skyline together with signal hill to triangulate..........
On a 1930s photo Moddsey posted recently, there are some tall buildings (light colour, slightly curved) that look as though they'd be on Kimberley Road.
If the photographer was in one of those, they'd look out over Granville Road and get a view a bit like this one.
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Austin Road?
Just a guess.
You can also see the Japanese War Memorial in the distance.
Re: Austin Road
Most likely the road in front would be Austin Road. Probably taken from Gun Club Hill Barracks looking south which would suggest the photographer would have had a military background.
The Hong Kong Island hills in the background: http://gwulo.com/node/6636
Re: Austin Road?
Hi there,
I would say it's more likely the the photographer was standing somewhere on the hill behind Knotsford Terrace, ie, the Observatory. Gun Clun Hill would be a bit more toward the East.
If you are on Gun Club Hill you should be able to see St. Mary's and the Rosary Church in the foreground.
Best Regards.
T
Re: Austin Road
There appears to be a hill on the right. Would that be Observatory Hill?
Was that the Japanese War
Was that the Japanese War Memorial on Mount Cameron in the far right background?
Re: Austin Road?
Hi there,
I guess all we need is a set of old enough survey map with some simple tools (rulers, set squares, compass, strings) and use the skyline together with signal hill to triangulate..........
Best Regards,
T
Kimberley Road?
On a 1930s photo Moddsey posted recently, there are some tall buildings (light colour, slightly curved) that look as though they'd be on Kimberley Road.
If the photographer was in one of those, they'd look out over Granville Road and get a view a bit like this one.
Kimberley and Carnarvon Road Photo
The captioned view here