Broadwood Road came into existence in 1915 and was an exclusive development of elegant colonial-style houses, either bungalows or two-storey villas, on the Broadwood ridge. Because of their elevation, these houses enjoyed cooling breezes and pleasing views, and were built with the wealthy in mind.
Number 7, a two-storey villa, was built sometime after 1915. These houses typically had several rooms with a kitchen, two bathrooms and servants' quarters at the rear. They were built of granite and painted white, and number 7 seems to have had an roofline ornate with finials.
Occupants lived extremely comfortable lifestyles, with the services of an amah and a cook. For many years access anywhere would have been by rickshaw or sedan chair. Even when cars became more commonplace, Broadwood Road was just a single-track road, certainly up to the 1960s.
Houses on Broadwood ridge had superb views, this one of the racecourse and the hills beyond as well as the city and harbour.
Number 7 suffered a rock-fall in 1926, making it uninhabitable, and it seems to have been cleared circa 1927 when a large Chinese family mansion was built on the site of #6 which seems to have extended to where #7 was.
Today this site is occupied by the three towers of the Beverly Hill development.
More can be found on the first Broadwood Road owners here.
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