St Mary’s Church, Causeway Bay, began as a chapel built in 1911 under the direction of Bishop Lander primarily to provide a centre for worship for the residents of the Eyre Diocesan Refuge nearby, founded in 1898 to rescue destitute local women.
I wonder if the Eyre Refuge is the square 2 storey building with the inverted U gateway to the right of the chapel ? The church was described as being on 'a piece of land adjacent to the refuge.'
Can we identify the white building, the top of which is seen in the background?
Sources:
Date picture taken
1935 (year is approximate)
Shows place(s)
Comments
The white building is likely…
The white building is likely the St John Ambulance building: https://gwulo.com/node/24057
The white building...
Thank you, Admin. Would that put the date of the photo between 1935 (when the SJAB building was completed) and the end of 1936 when work started on the new church??
Date & buildings
Yes, the date for this photo will be 1935-36.
The building above the large retaining wall is the Belilios Reformatory. The three vertical windows or openings in the gable can also be seen in this photo:
We can't see "St. Mary's Church [1937- ]" in the main photo at the top of the page, so I've removed it from the Places Shown.
Apologies
Apologies, Admin, I thought you would want all the St Mary's Church history on one page.