The Belvedere on Mount Austin, Hong Kong
Collection
Identifier
SR-s05
Copyright
© 2018 Historical Photographs of China
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: SR-s05. This photograph on a postcard, is in the Gordon Arthur Richards Collection, held in Special Collections, University of Bristol Library (DM2841). This resting place or viewing pavilion was called The Belvedere, and it is sometimes referred to as an old watch tower, or as a folly. It was built by Emanuel Belilios, as a feature of his garden for his nearby house 'The Eyrie'. E.R. Belilios eccentrically commuted between the Peak and Central on a camel until the Peak Tramway was built.
Caption in album or on mount
Hong Kong 1929 / Dad was stationed there at that time
Caption on photograph
THE PEAK HONG KONG
Location
Estimated Date
1928-1930
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
University of Bristol Library, Special Collections
