The Mission built two three-stored European houses on the west front of the garden, which still exist.
The corner site was, I think, a Police Station or other Government building and on which are now two European dwelling houses. Behind these is another European house built on the western portion of Douglas Villas garden.
Most of Mosque Terrace—formerly all two-storied buildings—were demolished, and there are now four-stories dwelling houses built in their stead. West of there were two European houses, Nos. 1 and 3 Lower Castle Road.
The westermost one was pulled down and a four-stored building now occupies the site.
Behind these still stand the two semi-detached houses called "Belmont". Behind and to the west of "Belmont" was "Woodlands", the residence of the Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Where Kam Tong Hall is now, were a couple of two-storied houses,
On the north side of Caine Road, west of Peel Street, stood the small one-stored bungalow called Brook's Cottage, in the midst of a huge garden. On the site are now the several European houses on Caine Road, Alveston Terrace (behind), some European houses in Peel Street, and Chinese houses on Staunton Street.
The London Mission occupied about three-fourths of the block bounded on the north by Staunton Street, south by European houses fronting on Hollywood Road, on the east by Elgin Street and on the west by Aberdeen Street. Chinese houses now occupy the site.
Continuing westward along Caine Road was a group of two-storied European dwellings in one of which was housed the Japanese Consulate and in another lived the Chief Justice, the late Sir John Smale. Four-storied European houses now occupy the site.
"Buxy Lodge", the residence of the late Sir H.N. Mody, still stands, but "Forest Lodge" the sister house with its garden is now a terrace of flats.
"Dinder", a large house with garden (residence of a former Colonial Surgeon, Dr. Ayres) and the later Sir Paul Chater's residence and grounds, occupied the area up Ladder Street. All but the actual house occupied by the late Sir Paul have given place to European flats.
Directly opposite was "The Wilderness", a beautiful large house standing in a spacious garden and grounds. On the site are now two terraces, a house built by the late Mr. Ng Hon-tze and a larger building erected by the late Mr. J.M. Soares.
Tanner's House, at Tai Tsz Mui, was built by Essabhoy as a summer residence.
With regard to "Town Dweller's" reference to Gibb, Livingston's offices and godowns which he says were at the end of Wellington Street on the left side of Queen's Road, I believe I am correct in stating that later on, they removed to Ice House Lane in the building which subsequently became the Waverley Hotel and which then became the Carlton Hotel. I think they were there as late as 1885.