T-shaped pier at the tip of Wellington Battery. Likely built after decommission of the battery at the end of the 1870s [1875: There are no guns mounted at Wellington Bty. (WO 78/2362)].
Was likely used for reclamation works in the early 1900s and then demolished.
During the extension works of the MTR Admiralty Station in 2013, an archaeological survey was made in the area of today's Harcourt Garden. It is the Archaeological Watching Brief for South Island Line (East) for MTR Corporation Ltd. from 2013.
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Ruin
Date of last visit: Dec-1997
Ref: ROB-00175
Other: Guns removed 1917. This is a different Bty to the original Lye Mun Reverse Bty.
Introduction
Old Chinese Fort taken over and named Fort Victoria by British Soldiers
When Pottinger returned to Hong Kong on 15th October 1841 he was displeased with Alexander Robert Johnson, the first administrator of Hong Kong for, amongst other things:
he failed to carry out instructions to demolish a small British fort, Victoria fort, on the Kowloon peninsula, whose evacuation had been agreed on.
From: A Biographical Sketch-book of Early Hong Kong by B.G. Endacott p56
Hi there,
The location is approximate, using this photo and the information provided by CEDD for cross reference.
Best Regards,
T
I've tagged it as a "Saluting Battery", based on the 1936 clipping. I don't know if it was ever used as a defensive battery when it was first built.
Some more notes about it in this thread: http://gwulo.com/node/9622
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Ruin
Date of last visit: Dec-1997, 2014.
Ref: ROB-00118
Other:
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Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Ruins
Date of last visit: Nov-2014
Ref: ROB-00147
Other:
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Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: Apr-1998
Ref: ROB-00146
Other: Location is a rough estimate. Improvements welcome!
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