Pottinger Street
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Pottinger Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is also known as the Stone Slabs Street since the street is paved with uneven granite stone steps. It was named in 1858 after Henry Pottinger, th
Section of Pottinger Street between Wellington Street and Stanley Street
Pottinger Street in the 1930s
Nameplate for Pottinger Street
Henry Pottinger
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Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet, was a British military officer and colonial administrator. He served as the first governor of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1844 and became a Lieutenant-General with the Bom
Pottinger Street
…the Stone Slabs Street (Chinese: 石板街; Jyutping: sek6 baan2 gaai1) since the street is paved with uneven granite stone steps. It was named in 1858 after Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong, serving from 1843 to 1844. It is a Grade I historic building. The street originally ran the length of the slope between…
Portrait, 1845
Portrait by Samuel Laurence, 1840
Pottinger's residence in Victoria, Hong Kong, 1845