To the westward we see the City Hall near the seafront, while the area occupied by the Hongkong Cricket Club ground is referred to as the Plaza. The Praya Central reclamation had yet to come, as well as the reclamation opposite the Naval Yard. The Government Wharf here shown was replaced by Murray Pier after the reclamation, while the gymnasium and boathouse, and swimming enclosure at the end of a pier, mark the old site of the V.R.C.
Of considerable interest, also, is the plan of the Naval Yard, at that time sandwiched between two slices of military land. It will be seen that the present offices of the Naval Headquarters staff were formerly military married quarters, with what were known as the North Barracks (Artillery) nearby. The main guard house at the corner was demolished with the widening of Queen's Road some years later and rounding off of the turning.
Further eastward we see the old Canton Bazaar (where the Chinese traders were located when Hongkong was founded), occupied by a contractor's store. This area is smaller to-day, the widening of Queen's Road having also encroached on the former bazaar site. It is interesting to observe, incidentally, that the roadway coming down westward of Headquarter (now Flagstaff) House, used to continue across Queen's Road, dividing naval and military property right up to the water's edge.
A No.4 Police Station occupied a site, then, at the bend in the main road, now military quarters: while the Wellington Barracks of to-day formed the old Military Hospital, behind which, it will be seen, was the former Wellington Battery. Sandal Point was already named (see 6-7-33).
Coming back to the Garden Road area, we see the old livery stables below Kennedy Road. These were known as "Kennedy Stables" (see 12-9-33) and were a combined horse repository and dairy.
Various other military buildings shown on this old plan remain in much the same use to-day.
I give another section to-day of an old map drawn in the early Seventies (see 25-9-33) showing the Wanchai district sixty years ago. Some of the more interesting features might be commented upon briefly.
We find the old No. 2 Police Station in the site occupied until last year; shown, of course, near the seafront. The big Wanchai reclamation is a change brought about within the last eleven years. Of considerable interest, however, are the indication of buildings which have now disappeared, or been adapted to other uses. For instance, we find a No. 3 Police Station on the site, apparently, of the present Wanchai post office. This takes us back to the time when all the stations were numbered worthy of further reference at some future date.
The old Wanchai School is seen in its present position: and nearby is the Wanchai Market. As indicated in the Budget published yesterday, this market is to be replaced by a larger one nearer the R.N. Hospital. It is interesting to note that the Wanchai Market is 75 years old, having been built in 1858. The same year, the old Central, the Western and Eastern markets (as well as a few others) were constructed; and in this old map we find the Eastern Market situated near the Arsenal street corner. It has since been demolished, but we can note that in the Budget for next year provision has been made for a new market on a site only a few yards away, on the reclamation.
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To the westward we see the City Hall near the seafront, while the area occupied by the Hongkong Cricket Club ground is referred to as the Plaza. The Praya Central reclamation had yet to come, as well as the reclamation opposite the Naval Yard. The Government Wharf here shown was replaced by Murray Pier after the reclamation, while the gymnasium and boathouse, and swimming enclosure at the end of a pier, mark the old site of the V.R.C.
Of considerable interest, also, is the plan of the Naval ard, at that time sandwiched between two slices of military land. It will be seen that the present offices of the Naval Headquarters staff were formerly military married quarters, with what were known as the North Barracks (Artillery) nearby. The main guard house at the corner was demolished with the widening of Queen's Road some years later and rounding off of the turning.
Further eastward we see the old Canton Bazaar (where the Chinese traders were located when Hongkong was founded), occupied by a contractor's store. This area is smaller to-day, the widening of Queen's Road having also encroached on the
ormer bazaar site, It is interesting to observe, incidentally, that the roadway coming down westward of Headquarter (now Flagstaff) House, used to continue across Queen's Road, `dividing naval and military property right up to the water's
edge.
A No.4 Police Station occupied a site, then, at the bend in the main road, now military quarters: while the Wellington Barracks of to-day formed the old Military Hospital, behind which, it will be seen, was the former Wellington Battery.
andal Point was already named (see 6-7-33).
Coming back to the Garden Road area, we see the old livery stables below Kennedy Road. These were known as "Kennedy Road. These were known as "Kennedy Stables" (see 12-9-33) and were a combined horse repository and dairy.
Various other military buildings shown on this old plan remain in much the same use to-day.
I give another section to-day of an old map drawn in the early Seventies (see 25-9-33) showing the Wanchai dis- trict sixty years ago. Some of the more interesting features might be commented upon briefly.
we find the old No. 2 Police Station in the site occupied until last year; shown, of course, near the seafront. The big Wanchai reclamation is a change brought about within the last eleven years. Of considerable interest; however, are the indication of buildings which have now disappeared, or been
lapted to other uses. For instance, we find a No. 3 Police cation on the site, apparently, of the present Wanchai post office. This takes us back to the time when all the stations were numbered worthy of further reference at some future date.
The old Wanchai School is seen in its present position: and nearby is the Wanchai Market. As indicated in the Budget published yesterday, this market is to be replaced by a larger one nearer the R.N. Hospital. It is interesting to note that the wanchal Market is 75 years old, having been built in 1858. The same year, the old Central, the Western and Eastern markets
s well as a few others) were constructed; and in this old ap we find the Eastern Market situated near the Arsenal street corner. It has since been demolished, but we can note that in the Budget for next year provision has been made for a new market on a site only a few yards away, on the reclamation.
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