Building at the waterfront (until about 1895 - before reclamation) with six rows of balconies (no. 9 on the annotated photo). Numbering of houses still the same in 1955, today 72-78.
Building on Des Voeux Road with six rows of balconies (no. 7 on the annotated photo). Was built on the place of Victoria Hotel which collapsed in 1895. Construction date estimated to 1897.
Building at the waterfront (until about 1895 - before reclamation) with three arches (no. 4 on the annotated photo). It was owned by Douglas Lapraik & Co shipping company.
Building at the waterfront (until about 1895 - before reclamation) with four arches (no. 3 on the annotated photo).
Armstrong's Auction rooms and other the Victoria Hall belonging to the late Mr. Dorabjee faced on Queen's Road and the Praya ( now Des Voeux Road and the whole intervening Iength of Pottinger Street. And ye gods, the charges for a room and meals were from $2 a day and up and the menu was lengthy and first class. And en passant, the Hongkong Hotel charges were then not much higher; rooms from $2 and up, breakfast and tiffin 50 cents per meal and dinner ( about 22 courses or more ) 75 cents.
Bought by HK land in 1982, demolished c1989 for construction of Galleria Shopping Podium & 9 Queens Road Central Development
Completed by HK Land in 1990, sold to Chinese Consortium in 1992
Site was made up of of three buildings:
Holland House
Bank of Canton Building
Fu Building
Originally plan was to combine with Standard Chartered building for one large development but owners of Henley building site refused to sell.
Source: Hong Kong Land at 125
Official opening of Landmark Phase 1 was 15th December 1980
Originally was going to be open air plaza, idea abandoned as impractical
Source: Hong Kong Land at 125
Gloucester Tower topped out in May 1980
Official opening of Landmark Phase 1 was 15th December 1980
Source: Hong Kong Land at 125
Site of of old Dent & Co 2nd Generation offices
In 1903 HK Land acquired the mortgage, which the company had extended to three local businessmen Poon Yan Chuen, Mak Yuen and Lo Man in 1890, to the centre portion of Dent & Co’s old offices
Completed new building by 1906
Architect was Palmer & Turner, last major building by Clement Palmer before retirement in 1907
Property sold to Chung Yuet Hing in 1921 for HKD742,000 who sold it to HSBC in 1924.
