'Hazelwood', Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
Sw08-017
Copyright
© John Swire & Sons Ltd
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Sw08-017. GW Swire referenced each negative in this album with the prefix H written in India ink. This negative is referenced H9. The album itself has also been archived at some stage with the reference 62/VI. The new Hazelwood – a house designed by Clough Williams-Ellis – was opened in 1934. 'Hazelwood', the Butterfield and Swire taipan's mansion, is known locally as the "Ice Cream House", and still stands (Xingguo Road).
Caption in album or on mount
Album cover: B&S, H, 1933/4 Nos 1-53; 1938 Nos 54-62; 1940 63-79. Album index: Folio (Sleeve) 9, two negatives: Shanghai Hazelwood
Location
Estimated Date
1934
Photographer
Material
Negative
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London
