On this episode of the Hong Kong Heritage podcast I join host Annemarie Evans for a stroll around Wanchai, chatting about its history as we go. You can click here to listen to the episode, then use the links below if you'd like more details about any of the topics we cover:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:25 The HMS Vestal monument - map & notes, photos
- 02:35 Cemeteries in Happy Valley, according to religion
- 03:07 The Kuhlan monument - map & notes, photos
- 03:18 The Fronde monument - map & notes, photos
- 04:18 Map of the Naval Hospitals in 1911
Hong Kong Dockyard ADM 140/1484-1911.png, by jamesho - 04:34 Admiralty Boundary Stone #8 - map & notes, photos
- 05:45 The flat where Barbara Anslow (or Barbara Redwood as she was then) lived with her mother and sisters in 1941 - map & notes, photos
- 05:54 Harrison Forman's photos of Hong Kong in 1940-41
- 06:30 Barbara's diary entry: 8 Dec 1941
- 08:06 Barbara's diary entry: 9 Sep 1945
- 09:00 The main hall at HKU missing its roof, shortly after the Japanese surrendered in 1945
- 09:15 Tin Hats and Rice, the wartime diary of Barbara Anslow
- 09:20 Barbara Anslow's interviews and memoirs on Gwulo.com
- 10:20 The Sikh Temple - map & notes, photos
- 11:45 Gwulo's books, Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell, Volumes 1-5
- 12:30 Gap Road - map & notes, photos
- 13:30 Air Raid shelter tunnel in alley off Bullock Lane - map & notes, photos
- 16:35 Old stone arch at entrance to Ruttonjee Hospital - map & notes, photos
- 19:20 Morrison Hill - map & notes, photos
- 19:50 1,000-foot Pier at Wanchai - map & notes, photos
- 21:25 Southorn Playground - map & notes, photos
- 21:50 Fenwick Shipyard - map & notes, photos
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22:25 Cosmopolitan Docks - map & notes, photos
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26:20 Annemarie's carbide lamp
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27:35 Just to clarify that this podcast was recorded a few weeks ago, so the 'talk next Wednesday' to the Royal Geographical Society has already happened
I hope you can hear from the recording how much I enjoy being on Annemarie's show - it is always a lot of fun. If you'd like to listen to some more of our outings over the years, I'll include some links below. Then to get new episodes of the Hong Kong Heritage podcast, you can subscribe on Spotify, Apple, and other leading podcast platforms.
Here are those links to some previous episodes we recorded together:
- 2015-11 RTHK's Hong Kong Heritage - Harlech & Hatton Roads
- 2015-11 RTHK's Hong Kong Heritage - Lugard Road
- 2017-02 RTHK's Hong Kong Heritage - Dan Waters' books at 41 Conduit Road
- 2018-11 RTHK's Hong Kong Heritage - Old Hong Kong photos, and the Beacon Hill Tunnel
- 2019-05 RTHK's Hong Kong Heritage - Gwulo Gubbins
- 2020-12 RTHK's Hong Kong Heritage - San Po Kong and the new Gwulo book