Western 0333 View from the Peak 1874 Lettered.jpg

Tue, 05/24/2016 - 17:03

At A: Gasworks
Above B: Sunnyside
Left of C: Church Mission House
Above D: Fairlea
Left of E: unknown Possibly Haldon or the property on the North Side of Bonham Road
Above G: Sai On Street Opium Warehouses 
Above G: Westbourne Villa
Right of H: Balls Court
Above I: Craigllechie
Above: J:Greenmount
Left of K: Basel Mission House and Chapel
Above L: Rose Villa
Right of M: Diocesan Home and Orphanage: on 1866 Map here: http://gwulo.com/atom/24050
Above N: Civil and Locke Hospital
Above N: Civil and Locke Hospital: The big building above O should not be there!
Left of K: Berlin Mission
Below Q: Sailors Home
R: St Peters Church
S: Slaughter House/ Shek Tong Tsui Market? 

Afong Lai may be the photographer
The ruined Ball's Court can be seen.

Not sure whats going on at the Civil Hospital. The big white building saw supposed to be built after 1880.

National Archives Reference: CO 1069-445-10

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23 Sep 1874
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