Where: Any ideas? There's a sign where the path splits left and right, but it is too far away to read. And though I don't recognise the location this is the highest land in the neighborhood, so maybe somewhere around the Peak?
Please leave a comment below if you can identify where this photo was taken.
What: Here's a closer view of the two buildings:
Both buildings share the same design, so they'd have been designed by the same architect, and probably built around the same time.
The space between the two buildings is just the right size to fit the missing half of the right-hand building. I wonder if that got built later?
Ideas if you'd like to help Gwulo... #5. Add a map to Gwulo (5-60 minutes) Maps are a great tool when we're identifiying where and when old buildings were built. All types of map - whether paper, scanned, geotiff, or tiled - are very welcome. 5.1 Paper maps If you have any paper maps or map books for Hong Kong that need a good home, please send them along! 5.2 Scanned maps The quickest way to share a map is to scan it or take a sharp photo, then upload it to Gwulo (here's how: http://gwulo.com/node/2076). You can see maps that have already been uploaded to Gwulo at: http://gwulo.com/taxonomy/term/73/photos-gallery 5.3 Geotiff & tiled maps If you're familiar with tools for editing digital maps, we can overlay old paper maps on modern maps like this: http://gwulo.com/node/9285 If you can share any geotiffed or tiled maps of Hong Kong, please get in touch. Thanks for helping! |
Who: There's only one person to be seen:
Though we can't see their face as they're covering it with a newspaper or something similar. Are they hiding from the sun or the photographer?
When: I've guessed 1928 for the date, as that's the date we've identified for some of the other photos in the same album.
Regards, David
PS If any readers with architectural abilities are reading, does the style of the buildings let you estimate when they were built?
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