One of the many Banyan trees dotted about the barracks. C Block on the left formerly the offices of the Joint Services Public Relations Staff and the Royal Military Police. The far end of C Block was the junior ranks dining room known as 'The Cookhouse'. <Read more ...>
Found these images here. They were shot by an American soldier on leave during the Vietnam war in 1969, most likely between October to December 1969.
The subscript for this one in the blog is: "It must have been odd for my uncle who grew up on a farm with no fences to see school children behind barbed wire." <Read more ...>
"The U-shape disused tunnel is reckoned to be used for shipment of ammunition during the war time and might have been abandoned or filled up after the war time." according to govt study this year. Says CEDD doesn't have further details. Map included in the Heritage Impact Assessment for new pumping station. http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/HIA_Report_Cotton%20Tree_%20Drive_%20FWPS.pdf
Taken from Dragon House Victoria Barracks. Views of HMS Tamar and the beginnings of the Prince of Wales building. Also shown are the Bank of America tower and the Connaught building. In the Mid Ground are the beginnings of the Mass Transit System with Harcourt road and Queensway running either side. I believe the Lippo centre and other buildings are there now. The near ground shows 2 blocks of Victoria Barracks. (A & B but not sure) <Read more ...>
