Sassoon House (The Cathay Hotel) under construction, Shanghai, January 1928

Sassoon House (The Cathay Hotel) under construction, Shanghai, January 1928

Collection

British Steel

Identifier

BS-s07

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: BS-s07. Copyrighted image reproduced here with the permission of Teesside Archives. Teesside Archives (Exchange Square, Middlesbrough TS1 1DB, United Kingdom) hold the original photograph. British Steel Archive Project (British Steel Collection) reference number 1829. Sassoon House (formerly The Cathay Hotel, now The Peace Hotel). On the left: The Palace Hotel. On the right: Club Concordia (or German Club). Statue of Sir Harry Smith Parkes (1828-1885), British diplomat. See BS-s26 (which is a detail/extract of BS-s07).

Caption on photograph

NEW SASSOON HOUSE, SHANGHAI No.46 Date 13 1 1928 / SIN JIN KEE Building Contractors / Messrs PALMER & TURNER Architects & Civil Engineers

Location

Shanghai

Date

Friday 13 January 1928

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Teesside Archives, Middlesbrough