Good observation regarding the wall. Had not noticed it.
A side view of the hotel below showing the walkway, terrace and metal railings. The hill on the left was the flagstaff area of Mount Austin Barracks. The barracks are out of sight on the left.
The eastern extension of the Peak Hotel was not flush with the main building. It was built inset a bit but by not much.
The 'lip' appears just above the terrace where the eastern section meets the main building. Focus on the vertical wall separation between the two buildings.
Differences in viewing angles of the Peak Hotel will show the "lips" of the buildings to be one continuous line.
In the main photo, the top of a tall tree can be seen on the right. The tall tree can be seen here . The photographer was looking over the bridge linking the Annex and Main Hotel towards Mount Kellett.
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In the photo above there's a…
In the photo above there's a lip that sticks out from the wall above the windows. The lip drops down a level about half way along.
Looking at this view of the hotel building, the lip is a straight line at the same level:
Am I looking at the wrong part of the hotel, or a different generation, or could the main photo have been taken from a different building?
Re: Main Photo
Good observation regarding the wall. Had not noticed it.
A side view of the hotel below showing the walkway, terrace and metal railings. The hill on the left was the flagstaff area of Mount Austin Barracks. The barracks are out of sight on the left.
A possible explanation: it…
A possible explanation: it looks as though the right end of the building, the three-storey section, is set back a bit from the older section.
Looking at the building straight on, the lip along the two sections looks to be on the same level.
But from the vantage point of the main photo they'd look to be at different levels.
window style - from no, small to big annex
1900s Peak Hotel
Looking at the 1900s photo below, a blow-up of the bottom wall design appears to match the main photo.
Re: Original photo
David noticed "a lip that sticks out from the wall above the windows. The lip drops down a level about half way along."
Below is a photo from the 1930s that shows exactly the lip and its drop down:
This is a side view, the "lip drop" might continue further to the right.
1920s Peak Hotel (Lip Wall)
The eastern extension of the Peak Hotel was not flush with the main building. It was built inset a bit but by not much.
The 'lip' appears just above the terrace where the eastern section meets the main building. Focus on the vertical wall separation between the two buildings.
Differences in viewing angles of the Peak Hotel will show the "lips" of the buildings to be one continuous line.
In the main photo, the top of a tall tree can be seen on the right. The tall tree can be seen here . The photographer was looking over the bridge linking the Annex and Main Hotel towards Mount Kellett.