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More surprises from the National Archives
Here are a few more surprises from my recent visit to the UK's National Archives:Naturalisation certificates, 1939-40I'd asked to view what I thought was a single sheet of paper with details of a Mr...
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Mr. Triggs remembers
(This article originally appeared in the April 1977 edition of the Peninsula Group magazine, and is reproduced here with their permission.)He lives in a large house in Kowloon Tong, one of Hong Kong’s...
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A century of cinemas in Hong Kong: 1900-2000
Photos, maps and memories of Hong Kong's cinema century!Back to the beginning, here's a map showing Hong Kong's cinemas at the end of the first decade:1910 6 Places shown [Subscribers: if you can't see...
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Wanchai's seafront in 1902
When: The photo was taken in 1902 by R C Hurley [1]. He included it in his book "Views of Hongkong", published the same year.Where: He was looking west along Praya East. In 1902 that was the Wanchai...
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Birthday Buildings in 2017
When we first looked at the Birthday Buildings for 2013, I was pleasantly surprised to find buildings still standing in Hong Kong that were 50-, 75-, 100-, 125-, and even 150-years old. Let's see how...
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1950s Shamrock Hotel
This week's newsletter is early, as I'll be away from Hong Kong from tomorrow for a long weekend break.The photo above comes from a set that was printed in the 1950s, for sale to tourists. I guess they...
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1950s Cheung Chau
This week's photo comes from the same set as last week's "Shinrock Hotel" photo. The printer's bad spell must have passed, as this photo is correctly titled:WHOLE VIEW OF CHEUNG CHOWThe photographer...
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Hong Kong's most lethal landslide: The Po Hing Fong Disaster in 1925
May and June have seen the worst of Hong Kong's landslides over the years. In this week's guest post, T.C. Lee, K.Y. Ma and C.M. Shun describe the worst of them all:With a hilly terrain, Hong Kong is...
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1950s view over Sai Ying Pun
This week's photo looks out from the Peak, over the city and harbour towards Stonecutters Island. We can tell which part of the city this is from a couple of roads that run vertically up the photo. The...
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Birthday Buildings in 2017
When we first looked at the Birthday Buildings for 2013, I was pleasantly surprised to find buildings still standing in Hong Kong that were 50-, 75-, 100-, 125-, and even 150-years old. Let's see how...
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Buckingham Palace, The Java Club, and some new Stanley Camp memorabilia
This week’s newsletter is an update from regular contributor Barbara Anslow:Buckingham Palace Garden PartyThanks to the Java Far Eastern Prisoners of War Club 1942, and the Not Forgotten Association, I...
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1920s Wandering Shoemaker
I liked this photo as soon as I saw it, so I bought it without any story in mind. Let's see what we can find out about it. When: No help from the back in this case: It was printed by a commercial...
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The Repulse Bay Hotel: Hong Kong’s Grand Old Lady
(The text of this article was written by Harry Rolnick. It originally appeared in the April 1980 edition of the Peninsula Group magazine, and is reproduced here with their permission. The illustrations...
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1911 Gunners at West Battery
When: The sign they're holding shows the date the photo was taken, and will help answer several other questions too: Who: The sign says they are the "D. Grs.". The "Grs." stands for "Gunners", but I'm...
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1923-24: Photos from Warren Swire's fourth visit to Hong Kong
On Warren Swire's fourth visit to Hong Kong, his photos show he'd settled into a predictable routine as far as the places he visited. There was one major change on this visit though. He'd learned a new...
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Who do you recognise in these photos?
We've got a good selection of group photos here on Gwulo, but many of the faces remain unnamed. Here's a recent example from Barbara Harding (née Landau), showing her with form 3A at Maryknoll Convent...
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72 years ago: August 1945 and the end is in sight
Seventy-two years ago: our wartime diarists knew the end of the war was in sight, but would they live to see it?The good newsThey had two good reasons to believe the end of the war was coming. First...
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Views along the tram line in the 1920s
Join us on a tram ride through 1920s Hong Kong, keeping an eye out for these along the way:Typhoon damage: Several photos show trams damaged in a strong typhoon that hit Hong Kong in August...
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Summer update - UK visit / H2 plans / Next photos
This is the Jetlag edition of the weekly newsletter. Today we flew back to Hong Kong after a few weeks in the UK visiting family & friends. Though it's past midnight there's no sign of anyone...
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