Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its wooden
predecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)
predecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
people | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Sponsors | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Venue | Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date of Death | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Material Type | Image |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
Grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse, c. 1890s
This splendid grandstand at the Happy Valley Racecourse was built in storey brick and steel to replace its woodenpredecessor which was too vulnerable to the wet weather in summer in Happy Valley. Officially opened by the then Governor William Robinson in 1893, the grandstand was hailed by the Governor as “one of the finest of its kind he (the Governor) had ever seen” (The Hong Kong Telegraph, 23 February 1893)

Date | c.1890s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse;Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/Wong Nai Chung |
People | racegoer | visitor | spectator |
Object | grandstand | spectator stand | stand | track |
Others | sports | sport | entertainment | racing | horse racing |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Archives |
Source | Hong Kong Museum of History |
Accession No. | hkjc_P19939 |
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