Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Murray Barracks

Murray Barracks was a barracks for British Army in of in Hong Kong. It was named after Sir George Murray, the Master-General of the Ordnance at the time of construction.

Location


It was situated between present and Cotton Tree Drive. The Barracks was located at present Asia Pacific Centre and the Officer's Quarters, also known as Officer's Mess, is located at present Bank of China Tower, close to Queen's Road, .

Across Garden Road was Murray Parade Ground and Queen's Road North Barracks, which later known as .

Furthur west of parade ground, behind Battery Path, was Murray Battery.

Officer's Quarter


The quarter was known as Officer's Mess in early days. It was later renamed to Murray House. Before the construction of Bank of China Building, Murray House was dismantled brick-by-brick in the mid-1980s and stored for over 15 years. In around 2002 it was re-erected in and now houses several restaurants and Hong Kong Maritime Museum, a private maritime museum.

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