Recent photos

These are the photos most recently added to the Gwulo website.

Title Year
Christ's Hospital, Christchurch, Newgate Street, London.
1901 christ's hospital, christchurch, newgate street.

c.1705
Gladys Donnithorne OMS Rooftop Programme Hong Kong
Gladys Donnithorne Rooftop Programme Hong Kong

1960s
1977 Vyvyan and Gladys Donnithorne
1977 Vyvyan and Gladys Donnithorne

1977
c.1900 - matchbox label
c.1900 - matchbox label

????
c.1900 - Lai Ming brand matchbox
c.1900 - Lai Ming brand matchbox

????
c.1900 - Chung Gwok brand matchbox
c.1900 - Chung Gwok brand matchbox

????
DesVoeux Road Central 48 - 58
DesVoeux Road Central 48 - 58

c.1870
View of Praya (II) c.1870 annotated
View of Praya (II) c.1870 annotated

c.1870
HMS Tamar Naval Dockyard, unknown warship docking.
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????
Siu Lam Peninsula
Siu Lam Peninsula

c.1960
Siu Lam Peninsula
Siu Lam Peninsula

c.1960
HKYC Middle Island
HKYC Missle Island

2025
Tai Lam Prison
Tai Lam Prison

c.1960
Tai Lam Prison - nestled beneath Tai Lam Chung Reservoir
Tai Lam Prison - nestled beneath Tai Lam Chung Reservoir

c.1960
cable hut, Deep Water Bay
cable hut, Deep Water Bay

2025
Direction Slab & Concrete Tunnel Entrance PB 125
Direction Slab & Concrete Tunnel Entrance PB 125

2025
Buffalo Hill Japanese Tunnel Entrance
Buffalo Hill Japanese Tunnel Entrance

2025
Small structure next to Happy Valley racecourse infield entrance
Small structure next to Happy Valley racecourse infield entrance

c.1890
YMCA Club opening, 1954.
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1954
Andrew Salmon
Andrew Salmon

1969
Completion date of Telephone Building
Completion date of Telephone Building

????
Worcester Heights, King's Park
Worcest House, King's Park

1997
Worcester heights, King's Park
British Military Quarter, King's Park

1997
British Military Quarter, King's Park
British Military Quarter, King's Park

1997
1960s Au Trou Normand, 6 Hankow Road
1960s Au Trou Normand, 6 Hankow Road

1960s
Panoramic view towards HKI from British Military Quarters, King's Park
Possible panoramic view towards HKI from RAF HoMantin

1997
Letterbox, Worcester Heights from 1998 "Anna Magdalena"
Possible letterbox from RAF HoMantin from 1998 "Anna Magdalena"

1997
Central Waterfront 1958
Central Waterfront 1958

c.1958
Peking Road 1967
Peking Road 1967

1967
Kowloon Night Bar Card
Kowloon Night Bar Card

1970s
1962 Humphreys Avenue
1962 Humphreys Avenue

1962
Hong Kong, city and harbour c.1886
Hong Kong, city and harbour c.1890

c.1886
Douglas Wharf c.1870
Douglas Wharf c.1870

c.1870
View of Praya (I) c.1870 annotated
View of Praya c.1870 annotated

c.1870
'Big Wings' demonstrates to his younger brother how a Spitfire peels off in flight
Here 'Big Wings' demonstrates to his younger brother how a Spitfire peels off in flight

1945
'Big Wings' and 'Little Wings' present arms
'Big Wings' and 'Little Wings' present arms

1945
Robert Keates on Bowen Road
Robert Keates on Bowen Road

1952
Barbara, John and (Dorothy) Elizabeth Keates
Barbara, John and (Dorothy) Elizabeth Keates

1939
Dorothy and Walter Keates
Dorothy and Walter Keates

1952
1970 - Shards of pottery. Stanley Main Beach. (3rd tray).
1970 - Shards of pottery. Stanley Main Beach. (3rd tray).

1970
1970 - Shards of pottery. Stanley Main Beach. (2nd tray).
1970 - Shards of pottery. Stanley Main Beach. (2nd tray).

1970
1970 - Shards of pottery. Stanley Main Beach. (1st tray).
1970 - Shards of pottery. Stanley Main Beach. (1st tray).

1970
PB\LL 008
PB\LL 008

2025
Japanese POWs cleaning up after the hillside was dynamited (1)
Japanese POWs cleaning up after the hillside was dynamited (1)

1945
sir keith park pushes plunger from ping shan land survey office
sir keith park pushes plunger from ping shan land survey office

1945
Ping Shan Land Survey Office
Ping Shan Land Survey Office

1945
Sir Keith Park - Kai Tak
Sir Keith Park - Kai Tak

1945
Dorothy Parks meeting 'Little Wings'
Dorothy Parks meeting 'Little Wings'

1945
Sir Keith Park looking across to Castle Peak
Sir Keith Park looking across to Castle Peak

1945
Sir Keith Park addresses troops at Kai Tak 26th Oct 1945
Sir Keith Park addresses troops at Kai Tak 26th Oct 1945

1945
Sir Keith Park arrives at Kai Tak Oct 26th 1945
Sir Keith Park arrives at Kai Tak Oct 26th 1945

1945
Ass. supt. David Loie Fook Wing - Hong Kong Police
1947 ass. supt. david loie fook wing- Hong Kong Police

1936
1959 Tailor Cheung at D'Aguilar Street
1959 Tailor Cheung at D'Aguilar Street

1959
SBH Receipts and Payments 1957
SBH Receipts and Payments 1957

????
Shatin Babies' Home donations received 1957
Shatin Babies' Home donations received 1957

1957
Aerial survey from 1934 of Violet Hill Valley showing no structures
Aerial survey from 1934 of Violet Hill Valley showing no structures

????
Aerial photo of Violet Hill Valley from 1949 showing possible Japanese military ruins
Aerial photo of Violet Hill Valley from 1949 showing possible Japanese military ruins

????
Red relief map of Violet Hill valley showing possible tunnel portals
Red relief map of Violet Hill valley showing possible tunnel portals

????
Annual HK Electric Boxing Day lawn bowls match 1963
Annual HK Electric Boxing Day lawn bowls match 1963

1963
Happy Valley Racecourse 1915
Happy Valley Racecourse 1915

1915
2008 Valerie and Wendy
2008 Valerie and Wendy

2008
2008 High Rock Centre display of past years
2008 High Rock Centre display of past years

2008
1956 Government Letter to Shatin Babies' Home confirming annual tenancy.
1956 Government Letter to Shatin Babies' Home confirming annual tenancy.

1956
Cavendish Heights kids Christmas party 1966
Cavendish Heights kids Christmas party 1966

1966
Wong Nei Chung Nullah Bridges
Wong Nei Chung Nullah Bridges

1899
Andy Salmon, Chief Officer Tai Lam Prison
Andy Salmon, Chief Officer Tai Lam Prison

c.1963
Three bridges view
Three bridges view

1868
Holyrood and Woolamai
Holyrood and Woolamai

1905
1962 Annual Boxing Day bowls match between HK Electric Company expats and local staff at Cavendish Heights
1962 Annual Boxing Day bowls match between HK Electric Company expats and local staff at Cavendish Heights

1962
Fife St Electric Substation
Fife St Electric Substation

2025
kowloon hills
kowloon hills

1980s
1917 To Let Advertisement - Holyrood
1917 To Let Advertisement - Holyrood

1917
1960s Lok Ma Chau Lookout Pavilion
1960s Lok Ma Chau Pavilion

1960s
1962 Tsim Sha Tsui
1962 Tsim Sha Tsui

1962
Diamond Hill refurbished RAF hangar
Diamond Hill refurbished RAF hangar

2025
1963 Carnarvon Road looking towards Nathan Road
1963 Carnarvon Road looking towards Nathan Road

1963
1963 Kowloon Cricket Club Grounds looking towards Austin Road
1963 Kowloon Cricket Club Grounds looking towards Austin Road

1963
Tung Chung Battery, from old Tung Chung Road
Tung Chung Battery, from old Tung Chung Road

2015
W T (Bill) Lewis and others at reopening Hong Kong YMCA after WWII
W T (Bill) Lewis and others at reopening Hong Kong YMCA after WWII

1940s
BOAC-ARGONAUT rear cabin lounge area
BOAC-ARGONAUT rear cabin lounge area

????
David Shipway in the Venom
David Shipway in the Venom

????
Bokhara Battery DEL
Bokhara Battery DEL

2025
Bokhara Battery DEL
Bokhara Battery DEL

2025
Bokhara Battery DEL
Bokhara Battery DEL

2025
Bokhara Battery DEL
Bokhara Battery DEL

2025
Happy Valley Racecourse stands 1880s
Happy Valley Racecourse stands 1880s

1880s
Happy Valley Racecourse stands c.1875
Happy Valley Racecourse stands c.1875

c.1875
Happy Valley Racecourse stands 1873
Happy Valley racecourse stands1873

1873
Happy Valley Racecourse stands c.1869
Happy Valley Racecourse stands c.1869

c.1869
Spectators at Happy Valley Racecourse c.1868/69
Spectators at Happy Valley Racecourse c.1869

c.1869
Grand Stand 1869
Grand Stand 1869

1869
Happy Valley Racecourse stands (viewed from Morrison's Hill) c.1868
Happy Valley Racecourse stands (viewed from Morrison's Hill) c.1868

c.1868
Happy Valley Racecourse stands c.1868
Happy Valley Racecourse stands c.1868

c.1868
Happy Valley Racecourse c. 1868
Happy Valley Racecourse c. 1868

c.1868
PB\LL 008, before slope maintenance
PB\LL 008, before slope maintenance

2008
PB/LL 008 from above
PB/LL 008 from above

2008
PB\LL 008
PB\LL 008

2008
Wing Wo Ho Store
Wing Wo Ho Store

2008
Wing Wo Ho (永和號) Store, when it was still opened for business
Wing Wo Ho (永和號) Store, when it was still opened for business

2008
Stonecutters Bridge, still under construction
Stonecutters Bridge, still under construction

2009