This is the main campus of the Tai Tung Middle School, situated at Kowloon Tong Village Lot (should be Kowloon Tong Lot?) No. 81, according to Wah Kiu Yat Po (1953-02-04, page 11). Later, a branch campus on Argyle Street was opened.
Wife of accountant Edmundo Duarte da Roza (1886-1945)
"Mrs E.D. Roza, of No. 10 Somerset Road, Kowloon Tong, driver of private car No. 893, was fined $8 by Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, for driving the car at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour, namely 28 miles per hour, in Nathan Road at 9.10 a.m. on June 25."
Wondering about an abandoned house on Cornwall Street. I haven't been able to dig up anything about this house, why it's abandoned in such an affluent area - could someone who is more knowledgeable fill me in? Thanks.
https://www.google.com/maps/@22.340073,114.176433,3a,72.5y,178.44h,94.9…
This lot is deliminated by Inverness, Dumbarton, and Grampian Roads. It was likely sold in 1930 when in this area middle-class European houses were built. Many of these were pairs of detached houses with mirrored plan, probably built in the early 1930s, when Art Deco style was at its peak.
On this lot, Houses 45 - 47 Grampian Road (Sun Hok Building), today Bethel Bible Seminary, was built.
Sale updated after comments below
First entry on the registry is in the year 1930, so I have set this as a tentative build year.
Resided at 15 Kent Road, Kowloon Tong, from 1961-1971.
Edited extracts from Mr Silva's letters dated 7.12.2017 and 22.1.2018:
The Jurors List records a "J.B. Winter" as residing at 15 Kent Road in 1934.
A later resident, Mr Frederic A. Silva, has kindly shared his memories of living at 15 Kent Road during the 1960s:
This page is for the original building on the site. The current building is marked on the map as the "Yung Wo Nursing Home", but I'm not sure if any of the original building still remains or if the current building is a modern replacement.
In this week’s guest post, Liz Brandon takes us on a walk through Kowloon Tong to show us what remains of Hong Kong’s original Garden Estate.
