Peak Tram lower terminus (1st generation) [c.1888-c.1934]

Submitted by David on Sat, 05/05/2018 - 12:37
Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)
Date closed / demolished
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)

The first buildings here were single-storey, with two pitched roofs. One was where the tram pulled in, and the other looks to be for the ticket office and waiting room.

Peak Tram Lower Terminus 1900 ?
Peak Tram Lower Terminus 1900 ?, by annelisec

Timeline:

  • 1888: I've assumed it was built in time for the opening of the tram, but it may have followed on shortly afterwards.
  • 19??: At some point a large clock was added to the north face of the building. We have a photo firmly dated to 1923 that doesn't show the clock, so it should have been added after then.
    Lower Peak Tram terminus
    Lower Peak Tram terminus, by annelisec
  • 1934: A guess at the demolition date, based on the replacement building opening in 1936.

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Had a peek in the newspapers some time ago.

Not explicitly mentioned but I think the clock installation may have appeared during 1925-26 when the Lower and Upper Peak Tram Stations and the tramway were being upgraded.

Source: Annual Meeting of the Peak Tramway - Hong Kong Daily Press 29 May 1926