Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
Date closed / demolished
Very early days
Having become important property owners, a number of David Sassoon's descendants transformed premises they owned into places of worship. In 1860, his son, Arthur David Sassoon, made one of the house he owned in Seymour Terrace available for religious services.
Later place(s) at this location
Comments
Early tenants of Seymour Terrace
1885 1 Seymour Terrace Coxon, Mrs. A.
1885 3 Seymour Terrace Ackroyd, Mrs. & the Peak
1885 4 Seymour Terrace Malsch, Mrs. C. R.
1885 5 Seymour Terrace Wright Mrs. G. H. B.
1884 6 Seymour Terrace Burnie Mrs E.
1888 6 Seymour Terrace Ede, Mrs. & the Peak
1888 8 Seymour Terrace Anton, Mrs. R & the Peak
1885 10 Seymour Terrace Bain, Mrs. G. M.
1885 13 Seymour Terrace Young, Mrs.M.
1885 Seymour Terrace Gace, Mrs.
1884 Seymour Terrace Bird, Mrs. S. G.
1894 8 Seymour Terrace Hance, Mrs
1894 10 Seymour Terrace Ezekiel, Mrs.
From "Directory and Chronicle ... " for the listed years.
1895 1 Seymour Terrace Ho Tung
1906
Mitchell, E.W. (HONGKONG), Wine and Spirit Merchant; b., 1855. Educ." Uppingham. Came to China in spring 1878. Recreations: Amateur theatricals, one of foremost supporters of A.D.C.; cricket. Address: 1 Seymour Terrace, Hong kong (home of Louisa and Atwell Coxon, who were also keen on acting)
1966
LI Chung Ching, J.P. Manager and Engineer; 1 Seymour Terrace, Hongkong. Married 1921; Educ. Primary and Secondary, Diocesan Boys' School, St. Paul's College and St. Stephen's Boys' College; University of ...
Life in Mid-Levels - 1885
Armed attack by natives on the house of Mr. G.M. Bain, 10, Seymour Terrace
Fiction - Bittersweet by Leslie Li
"Far from the center of Hong Kong below, Seymour Terrace, as the place was called, was on the top of Mead Mountain. Despite the house's bucolic location, true peace came only with the price of a bodyguard. Kidnappings in the British ... "
Rename Place
Could we please rename this block Seymour Terrace East Block
Why do you want to split out
Why do you want to split out the three blocks of this development ?
Because they are three
Because they are three separate buildings/places with differing demolishment dates. At least a couple of sections of the West Block survived until after WW2