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Murray Barracks () was a
The quarter was known as Officer's Mess in the early days of Hong Kong. It was later renamed
Central and Western Heritage Trail – Old Site of Murray Parade Ground
Military of Hong Kong under British rule Admiralty, Hong Kong Central, Hong Kong Barracks in Hong Kong Former buildings and structures in Hong Kong Parade grounds
barracks
Barracks are buildings used to accommodate military personnel and quasi-military personnel such as police. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word 'soldier's tent', but today barracks ar ...
for the British Army
The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...
garrisoned in Admiralty
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*Admiralty, Hong Kong
* Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964
*The rank of admiral
*Admiralty law
Admiralty can also refer to:
Buildings
* Admiralty, Tra ...
, Central in Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. It was named after Sir George Murray, the Master-General of the Ordnance
The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 (except 1855–1895 and 1939–1958) with some changes to the name, usually held by a serving general. The Master-General of the Ordnance was ...
at the time of construction.
Location
It was situated between present Garden Road andCotton Tree Drive
Cotton Tree Drive () is a road running from Central to Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
The road is famous for the Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry, a hotspot for marriage registration inside Hong Kong Park. It used to be known as ...
. The Barracks was located at present Asia Pacific Centre and the Officer's Quarters, also known as Officer's Mess, was located at present Bank of China Tower, close to Queen's Road, (present-day Queensway). Across Garden Road was Murray Parade Ground () and Queen's Road North Barracks, which was later known as Wellington Barracks
Wellington Barracks is a military barracks in Westminster, central London, for the Foot Guards units on public duties in that area. The building is located about from Buckingham Palace, allowing the guard to be able to reach the palace very q ...
.
Further west of the parade ground, behind Battery Path, stood the Murray Battery.
Officer's Quarter
The quarter was known as Officer's Mess in the early days of Hong Kong. It was later renamed Murray House
Murray House is a Victorian architecture, Victorian-era building in Stanley, Hong Kong, Stanley, Hong Kong. Built in the present-day Central business district, business district of Central, Hong Kong, Central in 1846 as officers' quarters of ...
. Before the construction of Bank of China Tower, Murray House was dismantled brick-by-brick in the mid-1980s and later rebuilt in Stanley.
See also
* Osborne Barracks * Murray Road * Murray Building *British Forces Overseas Hong Kong
British Forces Overseas Hong Kong comprised the elements of the British Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines) and Royal Air Force stationed in British Hong Kong. The Governor of Hong Kong also assumed the position of the commander-in-chi ...
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Central and Western Heritage Trail – Old Site of Murray Parade Ground
Military of Hong Kong under British rule Admiralty, Hong Kong Central, Hong Kong Barracks in Hong Kong Former buildings and structures in Hong Kong Parade grounds