Source: Celebrate 100 Years Peak Tramway 1888 - 1988
Photo Caption: Typical Peak Home c 1895
Property identity unknown. Perhaps gw or annelise can identify?
Apologies if a duplicate. Please delete if necessary.
Date picture taken
1890s
Comments
Mansion
This image already appears in Gwulo somewhere as a Swire or Butterfield & Swire property. There was discussion about it. If I recall correctly it wasn't on The Peak, possibly Pokfulam?
The image was featured in a Swire Group publication .
Unfortunately I have been unable to find the posting on Gwulo.
Duplicate
Thanks IDJ. I'll have a search and see if I can track it down.
One of the rare photos…
One of the rare photos showing a horse with a carriage. Not so rare is the sedan chair.
The shape of the building…
The shape of the building looks similar to this view of Clanmore (Claymore), Tai Koo Lau [1880-????] at Pokfulam:
But looking at the closeup they look quite different:
Horse and carriage
Given the year 1895, the Peak was accessible only via (old) Peak Road (and Peak Tram). I do not think a horse would have been able to pull a carriage uphill. It therefore seems more likely that the site was in a lower-lying area.
roof
Thanks David - it has a very similar roof to Claymore. Are there any architecture experts out there who can tell me if this style had a name and/or purpose (other than decorative). Or perhaps it was just the in vogue style of the time?
Claymore image comparison
The building structures appear to be very similar with the frontage being remodelled around the windows and entrance. Chimneys are similar as is the raised double tiled roof which is presumably a building ventilation feature, the window apertures are not too dissimilar, easily remodelled. Which image came first is unknown as far as I am aware.