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192:, the first head of the Hong Kong Police, Fire Brigade and Goal (retired) applied for a lot at the very top of Mt. Austin and his bungalow was finished two years later in 1877. He chose the spot right at the top opposite a spot that had been leveled by Baron von Overbeck with views both toward the harbour and Mt. Kellett. However, he died just four years later in 1879. We do not know if it had a name then, but later it was called
204:, an Indian-born Jew and former holder of a monopoly licence to trade in opium purchased, in 1886, the bungalow built by Charles May in 1877 and then built a grand brick building, the "Eyrie". The house and front garden faced toward Pok Fu Lam, the back garden straddled the ridgeline facing the Harbour. A small open-air pavilion on the top of an adjacent hill had a 360-degree view.
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Matilda : her life and legacy by Joyce Stevens Smith
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753:Public Records Office - Photos of The Eyrie.
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229:: Owned by
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565:The Cliff
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510:Leigh Tor
452:The Mount
382:Dr. Adams
378:The Cliff
352:Fung Shui
319:Kirkendoa
302:Dr. Adams
298:Belvedere
239:Treverbyn
231:Mr. Anton
198:The Eyrie
194:The Eyrie
184:The Eyrie
130:Lai Afong
82:in 1863.
19:Hong Kong
1202:(former)
1051:template
1039:Tertiary
963:Primary/
932:The Peak
907:Glenealy
767:Archived
629:See also
617:and the
519:Dunottar
477:Red Hill
475:(became
464:P. Ryrie
444:(became
400:Clavadel
395:Hillside
245:(became
141:Dunheved
132:, c1880s
53:In 1860
1376:History
1321:Central
878:Central
575:Bangour
454:1883 -
429:Creggan
300:: 1882
286:Cronest
269:- 1888
259:Rockyda
243:Mr. Ede
592:, The
409:Haytor
368:1891-2
329:Hilden
888:Tamar
871:Areas
1356:Tram
1243:SoHo
74:The
1306:HKU
782:PRO
540:née
29:),
21:'s
1417::
402::
380::
366::
354::
341::
331::
321::
311::
217::
196:.
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33:,
1403:.
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849:e
842:t
835:v
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335:;
325:;
315:;
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