Everything tagged: Kowloon Tong

Only an old boundary wall remains; original house is no longer there.

Stone boundary wall remains, but not the original building at 5 Essex Crescent.

Centadata gives build completion date as '1945' but it may have been built before this.

Located on corner of Stafford Road and Essex Crescent.

Flat facade, old-style roof. Date of completion not stated on Centadata. Last sold in 1996.

Date of completion "1945" (Centadata), but may have been before this date.

Quite old-style but more modern build/alterations possibly made in 1970s?

Although Centadata states that this property was built in "1945", it may be the original with alterations made over time.

In 1935, this was occupied by W.A. Zimmern (source: 1935 Jurors List)

Further information on the Garden Estate is below. The link also provides some photos and layouts of houses on the development, together with a map of the estate from 1947, which shows the approximate position of buildings on each plot.

Extract from Cecilia Chu (2013) (link available here: http://www.docomomo.hk/project/kowloon-tong-garden-city-estate/) :

"Adams, Little and Woods Architects; E.D. Shanks
Kowloon Tong, 1922-1932"