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C1881
The Beaconsfield Arcade.
Artist:
Artist unknown
In 1841, Hong Kong’s Deputy Superintendent of Trade and acting administrator, Alexander Johnstone, had the upper part of the hill levelled to build a home. The slope below was cut away to provide space for stables and outbuildings, and the … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Beaconsfield Arcade.
Date:
C1881
Artist:
Artist unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Image Size:
225mm
x 100mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1881
Description:
In 1841, Hong Kong’s Deputy Superintendent of Trade and acting administrator, Alexander Johnstone, had the upper part of the hill levelled to build a home. The slope below was cut away to provide space for stables and outbuildings, and the rock and earth were used for reclamation. Beaconsfield House site was originally home to the Beaconsfield Arcade (so named for Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield), built in 1878 by then Hong Kong Bank director, Calcutta-born Sephardi Emanuel R Belilios.
