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Photograph of the Parade Ground, City Hall and St Paul's Cathedral, Hong Kong

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Photograph taken from the cricket ground showing the Parade Ground, City Hall and St Paul's Cathedral. The caption reads: 'The Parade Ground, City Hall, & Cathedral. St Paul's Cathedral was built in 1847 and became the Diocesan Church of a Bishopric in 1849. A Chancel was added to it in 1872, but no sooner was this completed than the roof of the older structure was found to be eaten by white ants and is now (Feb 1873) undergoing repairs. The City Hall was built by public subscription in 1869, at a total cost of about $96,000, and was proved of much public value. It contains a Theatre, a Library of 8,000 volumes, a Museum (as yet unfilled) and capacious Ball and Banquet rooms. The lower part of the Parade Ground, which forms the foreground of the picture, is used as a Cricket field'.
Title
Photograph of the Parade Ground, City Hall and St Paul's Cathedral, Hong Kong
Scope and Content
Photograph taken from the cricket ground showing the Parade Ground, City Hall and St Paul's…
Date
1873
HSBC Reference Number
HK HSBCPH 0140-0006-0027-0008
Archive Record Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Measurements
20 x 25.2
Units
cm
Colour
Sepia
Photographer Name
William Pryor Floyd

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