Everything tagged: General

Private Residences of the Principal Government Officials, the leading Merchants, the Consuls, Professional men, and Justices of the Peace.

I paid a visit to the "Museum of Coastal Defence" a couple of weeks ago (well worth a visit if you can get there) and took a note of all the PLA sites. Seeing as Bonham Tower Barracks was discussed a few weeks ago, I figured I would attempt a transcription (para-phrased, trying to eliminate some of the grammatical errors) of the info here.

Commanders Residence

11 Barker Road

The Hong Kong Public Records office PLAN OF VICTORIA 1901 (29 SHEETS) ( MAP NO. 76 ) , 1901. (GRS ref: HKRS209-1)

This is a simple grid displaying all the online versions of these maps. You have to go in person to the PRO to see the detailed maps.

This first list is before the Peak Tram opened in 1888.

Barker Road on the Peak was well established.   On the Peak, a sequential address scheme was in place instead of the old RBL (Rural Building Lot) numbers.  Chamberlain Road is what we now call Peak Road, leading down from the Upper Peak Tram terminus.

This week's RAS lecture is free to attend, and looks interesting:

LECTURE
Signs of a Colonial Past - Hong Kong Street Names from the Nullah to the Praya and Everything in Between
City Hall • Friday 10 September

Hi

Please see attached a link to photos taken by my father in Hong Kong in 1948-1951,

I believe he was involved in putting a radar unit on Tai Mo Shan.

Regards

Steve Hudson

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/SteveGHudson/HongKong4851#