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BEACONSFIELD
House stands on the site of the original Volunteer Centre.
The site is an odd shape and for the most part very narrow. The northern boundary is formed by Queen's Road Central, a major road in the Central District of Hong Kong. The southern boundary is a very old granite retaining wall sup- porting the Government Education Offices at a much higher level.
The sketch plans and working. drawings were prepared on a brief submitted by a number of various client departments of the Govern- However, due to change of clients. major revisions to the in- ternal planning were required dur- ing the construction stage.
ment.
The building houses on the ground floor a Post Office, the Mis- sion to Lepers Administration Of fices, a public lavatory and a wide covered public footpath. The first floor is shared by the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Sergeant's Mess and Government Offices. On the second floor is the R.H.K. De- fence Force Officers Mess, and canteen and recreation rooms. At third floor level is the Police Auxi- liaries' Club Officers' Mess, canteen and recreation rooms. The fourth floor is shared by the Civil Aid Services and the Casam Club. The
Historic Murray Parade Ground as it was and as it is now. Beaconsfield House (right above and below) stands on the site of the old Volunteer Centre, which in turn was previously occupied by the original Beaconsfield Arcade. The Hong Kong Hilton Hotel (left foreground below) and the Government Car Park (left background) stand on the actual Parade Ground. The Car Park and Beaconsfield House were planned in conjuntion with each other and also in relation to the Hotel and St. John's Cathedral, which stands like a ghostly sentinal of the past. Features of this co-ordination include the two way entrance to the Car Park through Beaconsfield House, and the fountain. (Top photo from The City Hall Museum collection).