Birchwood Place [1989- ]
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The Government Notification no. 356 in Hongkong Government Gazette released on 3 September 1887 mentions:
The Road which runs parallel to the Western Praya at Kowloon Point, on the Eastern side of Marine Lots Nos. 9, 10, 11, 20, 21, 21A and 22, shall from henceforth be known as and designated MacDonnell Road.
From the 1933 map
Completed in March 1892, vaccine work began in October that year
Used by the Forestry Department post war until the building was demolished for the Garden Road flyover
From the 1933 map. IL 1453
Name from the 1933 map. There are four terraced houses on this site with a large garden to the east. The 1901 map shows that another block of four terraced houses were planned to be built on the gardens but these do not seems to have ever been completed.
IL 1390
Original driveway still exists - called Park Gate
From the 1933 map IL 1384
Also spelt Sam Chin
On IL1518
Post War Waterford became part of Ticia Mansion but the original building remained.
Name from the 1936 Map
The western half was demolished to build the 1st Generation St Joan Court pre war
The eastern half of the building was replaced by Welsby Court ni the early 1950s