Everything tagged: wanchai

Opened in 1876, went out of business a few year later. The large chimney on the site survived for a few years until about c1890. Described as Jardine’s second sugar refinery in Hong Kong

In 1876 several Europeans financed by Chinese capital built the Oriental Sugar Refinery on property now defined by Swatow and Amoy Streets. It also soon failed and passed into receivership. Eventually it was taken over by Jardine, Matheson and Company and was merged with their China Sugar Refining plant at East Point

On IL 1890. Site was cleared when Kennedy Road was straightened.

Also called Baitul Fukur. Name of House comes from this discussion

Hong Kong Tramways built a power station at the Bowrington Canal. The canal was used both for turbine cooling water and delivery of coal with barges.

It operated from 1904 to 1923. The location was near or at the place where the Sharp Street Tram Depot was built later, probably a tram depot existed there before. Its unknown when the station was demolished, the dates are set preliminary from 1903 to 1924.

Tram depot of Hongkong Tramways Limited. Originally built as Russell Street Depot, it was rebuilt (and renamed Sharp Street East Depot) in 1951.

It was closed on 20 March 1989, trams were relocated to the new depot at Sai Wan Ho. Currently, Times Square Hong Kong is on the site.

Source: Back to the Old Depot 回到昔日的電車廠

Appears on the 1845 Collinson map. Demolition date set when new police station opened in Queen's Road East.

Chung Wui Mansion is an apartment block with 33 units, the address is 106-114 Wan Chai Road. According to Centadata the date of the first occupation was 01/1964.

Built on the site of the former No. 2 Police Station, Wanchai.