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Trying to track down how name Harlech Road on the Peak came into existence. Was it named after Lord Harlech who may then have been Right Hon. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, M.P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies? (aka Lord Harlech)
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Addresses around the Peak have changed over the years.
First there were a small number of grand buildings, and addresses were simply "<Name of the house>, The Peak".
The number of houses increased, and at some point numbers were used. #1 was, not surprisingly, Mountain Lodge at the top of Victoria Peak. From there numbers increased in a roughly south-eastward direction, reaching #566 at the end of Middle Gap Road on Mount Cameron.
Today addresses follow the more usual <Number, Road> format. So "566, The Peak" is now "24, Middle Gap Road".
Can anyone tell me where on Robinson Rd this building was located?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38679411@N07/3755214016/in/pool-oldhongkong
hi was just wondering if anybody had any photo's of Thorpe manor along May road from the 1950's?My mum Marion used to live there when she was younger and i was hoping someone had an old photo of it or maybe you remember her.Marion Reynolds formely Brown, daughter of Norman and janet Brown. Oh yeah and she is a twin. If anyone could help that would be great was hoping to get a photo in time for mums 65th birthday.
I am curious as to the origins of the following hills, mostly with British names:
- Leighton Hill
- Caroline Hill
- Morrison Hill
- Mount Butler
- Mount Nicholson
- Mount Parish
- Tate's Cairn
Tony Banham has posted an interesting Japanese wartime photo showing shot-up cars. He describes it as:
[...] I suspect the car is the more distant one – more like a staff car - in that well known photo from the Mainichi Shimbun. Tim Ko was kind enough to provide a copy. The hillock in the background looks to me like the spur off Mt Gough where the Japanese War Memorial was later built, in which case this is near the top of Magazine Gap Road. Anyone got ant better ideas?
Any suggestions for the location?
I'm writing a long post about old photograph in Hong Kong. It is written in Chinese, but you can use google translator to translate it (about 30% accuracy) At least you can guess what I'm talking about.
If you are interested, I will try to publish here in English when I'm less busy (It will be a difficult task for me)
http://www.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=9322766&extra=page%3D1
Hints - taken around c1875
photographer - AFong
Answer will be given by the end of this week if no one knows....
I hope it is not too simple.....
The highlighted building was still under construction. What was the name of this building? Does someone know when it was built?
A delicate topic, but history is neutral.
For any Japanese readers, the memories of those you know who occupied Hong Kong during those years hold important information. I would like to invite you to post here please.