Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
Lease for RBL 98 issued in 1901
1908 Map - hosue is named Eggesford
1915 Map - house is named Eggesford
1924 Map - house is named Cragholme
Photos that show this Place
1919
1910s
1927
Comments
Eggesford
"Eggesford" stood on RBL 98 which was put up for public auction on 8 August 1899 (1) and bought by Mr. Turner of Messrs. Palmer & Turner (2).
Construction of the building was underway when it was "much damaged" by the typhoon of 10 November 1900 (3). Despite that setback, construction seems to have been completed by early 1902 as Mr.A Turner of "Eggsford, Mount Gough" is listed in the 1902 Peak Directory.
The spelling "Eggsford" may have been a typo. Palmer & Turner named some of their properties after places in the UK. Eggesford is a village in Devon, England, so this house may have been named after the village.
(1). Government Notification 421/1899.
(2). China Mail, 8 Aug 1899.
(3). HK Weekly News, 17 Nov 1900.