Steel frame for Kaitak Aerodrome, Hong Kong, 1930
Collection
Identifier
BS-s23
Copyright
© Teesside Archives
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: BS-s23. 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 2446. Crown Agents for the Colonies - Kaitak Aerodrome (later Hong Kong airport) - Reg'n 4959. View in Bridge Yard and Construction Yard, Middlesbrough, England, of the assembled building frame, which was then taken apart and shipped to Hong Kong. Makers: Dorman, Long and Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough. Photograph by Margaret Wright, Middlesbrough. This was the first steel hangar to be built at Kai Tak Airport. It was later recycled by the Japanese during WW2 and is still standing today: https://gwulo.com/node/36679.
Location
Date
1930
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Teesside Archives, Middlesbrough
