Despite the strong recommendation of the Director of Public Works, the Committee rejected the Bonham Road site and selected the one above Barker Road.
By the middle of October a skeleton scheme had been drawn up, showing that a satisfactory hospital could be built above Barker Road with the funds at the Committee's disposal.
At this stage, before further progress could be made, it became necessary to adjudicate on the designs which had been submitted by the architects in 1897. Messrs. Palmer and Turner were awarded the first premium, Messrs. Denison and Ram the second, and Mr. Harker the third. An attempt to obtain fresh competitive designs for the proposed hospital on the new site fell through, and on January 15, 1898, Messrs. Palmer and Turner were instructed to prepare preliminary drawings for consideration by the Committee.
The architects kindly consented to merge the premium of $1,000, paid to them in accordance with the terms of the competition, in the sum which would become due to them for carrying out the work.
Another article on the Victoria Hospital will be published to-morrow.
Favoured by brilliant weather, the official opening of the Victoria Jubilee Hospital for Women and Children was performed by His Excellency, the Governor, Sir Henry A. Blake, on Saturday, November 7, 1903.
In yesterday's article, I referred to the fact that the foundation stone of the hospital was laid by Sir William Robinson, in 1897, on a site at the rear of the Government Civil Hospital. This stone was transferred to the Barker Road site after the Hospital had been built, and is now situated near the road, well away from the building. It has no connection with the present hospital.
The following inscription appears on the Foundation Stone:
Victoria Hospital
For Women and Children
This stone was Laid By
H.E. Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G.,
Governor
To Commemorate the Completion of the 60th Year of the Reign of
Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria.
22nd June, 1897.
The official opening was largely attended. Sir Henry Blake, accompanied by Lady Blake and his private secretary Sir John Keene, were met by members of the Permanent Memorial Committee. Among those present at the opening ceremony were Sir W. G. and Lady Goodman, Sir Paul Chater, Sir Henry and Lady Berkeley, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Hon. Dr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Messrs. Ho Fook, Ho Kom-tong, Lawrence, Gibbs, Dyer Ball and S. W. Tsao.
Sir Paul Chater, in introducing the Governor, revealed that the total cost of the Jubilee Memorials was $234,163.32.
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Despite the strong recommendation of the Director of public works, the Committee rejected the Bonham Road site and selected the one above Barker Road.
By the middle of October a skeleton scheme had been drawn up, showing that a satisfactory hospital could be built above Barker Road with the funds at the Committee's disposal.
At this stage, before further progress could be made, it became necessary to adjudicate on the designs which had been submitted by the architects in 1897. Messrs. Palmer and Turner were awarded the first premium, Messrs. Denison and Ram the second, and Mr. harker the third. An attempt to obtain fresh competitive designs for the proposed hospital on the new site fell through, and on January 15, 1898, Messrs. Palmer and Turner were instructed to prepare preliminary drawings for consideration by the Committee.
The architects kindly consented to merge the premium of vl,000, paid to them in accordance with the terms of the competition, in the sum which would become due to them for carrying out the work.
Another article on the Victoria Hospital will be published
to-morrow.
Favoured by brilliant weather, the official opening of the Victoria Jubilee Hospital for Women and Children was performed by His Excellency, the Governor, Sir Henry A. Blake, on Saturday, November 7, 1903.
In yesterday's article, I referred to the fact that the foundation stone of the hospital was laid by Sir William Robinson, in 1897, on a site at the rear of the Government Civil Hospital. This stone was transferred to the Barker Road site after the Hospital had been built, and is now situated near the road, well away from the building. It has no connection with the present hospital.
The following inscription appears on the Foundation Stone:
Victoria Hospital
For Women and Children
This stone was Laid By
H.e. Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G.,
Governor
fo Commemorate the Completion of the 60th Year of the Reign of
her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria.
22nd June, 1897.
The official opening was largely attended.. Sir Henry Blake, accompanied by Lady Blake and his private secretary Sir
John Keene, were met by members of the Permanent Memorial Committ- ee. Among those present at the opening ceremony were Sir W. 4. and Lady Goodman, Sir Paul Chater, Sir Henry and Lady Berkeley, on. Mr. W. Chatham, Hon. Dr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Messrs. Ho Fook, Ho kom-tong, Lawrence, Gibss, Dyer Ball and S. w. Tsto.
Sir Paul Chater, in introducing the Governor, revealed that the total cost of the Jubilee Memorials was $234,163.32.
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