Photos by author: The National Archives UK

Year Title
1842 1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony
1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony

1845 1845 Map
1845 Map

1869 Duke of Edinburgh at Pedder's Wharf
1869 Queen's Road prepared for illumination 1869
Queen's Road prepared for illumination.

1874 The Aberdeen Dock, destroyed by typhoon 22 Sep /74
1874 1874 typhoon - SS Alaska
1874 St. Joseph Chapel 1874
1879 Kowloon ca. 1879
1889 Effects of Storm on side of the Peak, Hong Kong [No. 1]
Effects of Storm on side of the Peak, Hong Kong

1889 Neighbourhood of Murray Barracks after the flood [No. 3]
Neighbourhood of Murray Barracks after the flood

1889 After the storm (Pedder Street) [No. 4]
After the storm (Pedder Street)

1889 Glenealy Ravine, After the storm [No. 5]
Glenealy Ravine, After the storm

1889 Pedder street, Looking towards Wharf. [No. 6]
Pedder street, Looking towards Wharf.

1889 After the storm (Wyndham Street) [No. 7]
After the storm (Wyndham Street) [No. 7]

1889 Kowloon East Bty 1889.JPG
Kowloon East Bty 1889.JPG

1889 Glenealy Ravine, Before the storm [No. 5A]
Glenealy Ravine, Before the storm [No. 5A]

c.1889 Pedder's Wharf, Before the storm. [No. 4A]
Pedder's Wharf, Before the storm.

1880s Praya Central around 1880
1880s Before the Peak Tram
Before the Peak Tram

1894 Kowloon East Bty 1894.JPG
Kowloon East Bty 1894.JPG

1894 City Of Victoria Hong Kong. Slaughter Houses & Pig & Sheep Depôts 1894. General View.
1894 Mountain Lodge 1st Generation
Mountain Lodge 1st Generation

1895 Central Market (from Queen's Road) 1895
1895 Central Market (from Praya) 1895
c.1895 Governor Robinson with two men c.1895
Governor Robinson with two men c.1895

1896 Firing a salute on Statue Square
1896 Temporary Building on Statue Square
1897 Laying the foundation-stone of the New Hospital
1897 CO 1069-450-33
1897 The Royal Engineers - Wellington Barracks
The Royal Engineers - Wellington Barracks

1897 Gap Rock Lighthouse


1897 The Quarry Bay Sugar Refinery
1897 Sir Arthur Kennedy's Statue
Sir Arthur Kennedy's Statue

1897 Pokfulam Reservoir 1897
1897 Queen's College 1897
1897 Tytam Reservoir (400,000,000 Gallons).
1897 The Peak Tramway 1897
The Peak Tramway 1897

1898 Kowloon City pier
1899 View of the Sham Chun River (The hills are on British Territory, the valley on chinese Territory)
1899 Arrival of Commissioner at Sham Chun
1899 Group of the British and Chinese Commissioners, taken at Sham Chun.
1899 Mr Stewart Lockhart, the British Commissioner, and Mr Wong, the Chinese Commissioner, fixing the first boundary mark in the shore at Starling Inlet.
1899 The Delimitation Commission ascending the Gap from Starling Inlet.
1899 The Delimitation Commission at the source of the Sham Chun River.
1899 The Delimitation Commissioner at the ferry near Sham Chun.
1899 1899-08-02_Meeting_at_Tai_Po_Market
1899-08-02_Meeting_at_Tai_Po_Market

1899 1899-08-02_Meeting_at_Tai_Po_Market (2)
1899 Meeting at Ping Shan between Sir Henry Blake and the gentry and elders of the New Territories communities


1899 Sir Henry Blake at the Ancestral Hall of Tang Clan in Ping Shan 1899
1890s Wanchai and Blue Buildings 1890s
Wanchai and Blue Buildings 1890s

1901 Wong Nai Chong Howitzer Bty 1902. 2.JPG
Wong Nai Chong Howitzer Bty 1902. 2.JPG

1901 Ping Shan (屏山) police station, New Territories
1901 Kowloon East Bty 1901.JPG
Kowloon East Bty 1901.JPG

1901 Tai-Po Road, Bridge at Tai-Wai.
1901 Former Tai Po Police Station 1901
1901 Former Ping Shan Police Station
1901 Former Au Tau Police Station
1901 Au Tau police station
1901 Former Starling Inlet Police Station 1901
1901 Wong Nai Chong Howitzer Bty 1901. 1.JPG
Wong Nai Chong Howitzer Bty 1901. 1.JPG

1903 Pak Sha Wan Bty .1903.JPG
Pak Sha Wan Bty .1903.JPG

1904 Power-house of Hong Kong Tramway
1904 LYM Howitzer Bty 1904.JPG
LYM Howitzer Bty 1904.JPG

1905 Hong Kong Electric Tramway Car (1st class)
1905 Hong Kong Electric Tramway Car (3rd class)
1905 LYM Howitzer Bty.jpg
LYM Howitzer Bty.jpg

1900s Yau Ma Tei Pumping Station - Still there...!
1900s Mental Asylum
1900s Civil Hospital & Superintendent's House
1900s Kowloon Waterworks. Boiler Room.
1900s Belilios Reformatory
1900s Belilios Reformatory closeup
1900s LYM Howitzer Bty 1899.JPG
LYM Howitzer Bty 1899.JPG

1911 Pak Sha Wan Bty. 1911.JPG
Pak Sha Wan Bty. 1911.JPG

1910s Fronde Monument
1926 Flooding caused by the 19th July 1926 rainstorm, Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong
Flooding caused by the 19th July 1926 rainstorm, Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong

1926 Flooding caused by the 19th July 1926 rainstorm, Wong Nai Chung nullah (黃泥涌峽), Hong Kong
Flooding caused by the 19th July 1926 rainstorm, Wong Nai Chung nullah (黃泥涌峽), Hong Kong

1926 1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 05
1926 1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 06
1926 1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 07
1926 1926 18 -19th July Rainstorm
1926 1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 02
1926 1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 03
1926 1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 04
1926 Des Voeux Road West, Gas Works
1926 Vestal Monument 1926
1920s Peak Tram lower terminus
1920s Helena May and Peak Tram sedan chair stand
1920s Peak Tram lower terminus
1920s Mountain Lodge/ Peak Umbrella Seat
1920s Rickshaw and Sedan Chair.
1940 Unknown Beach PB under construction..jpg
Unknown Beach PB under construction..jpg

1940 Unknown Beach PB..jpg
Unknown Beach PB..jpg

1940 Unknown BDU, showing effectiveness of camouflage..jpg
Unknown BDU, showing effectiveness of camouflage..jpg

1945 1945 Surrender Ceremony - Government House
1945 1945 Surrender Ceremony - Government House
1955 83 Connaught Road Central
83 Connaught Road Central

1962 Silvermine Bay Holiday Camp
1962 CO 1069-479-01
1962 Dormitory at Silvermine Bay Holiday Camp


1969 Plover Cove Reservoir 1969
1969 Apollo Moon Cakes
???? Helena May Institute
???? Panorama (1 of 3) - where is photographer standing ?
???? Kowloon Waterworks. In Collecting Valley No 2.
???? Mountain Lodge
???? 香港維多利亞醫院(女子醫院)面對向皇后大道@NAUK 1069-446-43.jpg
香港維多利亞醫院(女子醫院)面對向皇后大道@NAUK 1069-446-43.jpg

???? View from Mountain Lodge - lookout still exists
???? Ewo Mess