Name (English): 1881 Heritage
Name (Chinese): 1881 Heritage
Category: Arts, Music & Museum, Markets & Malls
Phone Number: +852 2926 8000
Address (English): 2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Address (Chinese): 九龍尖沙咀廣東道2A
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/fXjZrfnYPqqQwPgV8
Address longitude and latitude: 22.29548960332139, 114.169949842294
Nearest MTR Station: Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit A1
Nearest MTR Station Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/dbcKej49N9uLKcpU7
Nearest MTR Station longitude and latitude: 22.29820446352236, 114.17233947500218
How far from the nearest MTR Station: 10-minute walk from Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Exit A1
Opening Hours:
MON 07:00 – 23:59
TUE 07:00 – 23:59
WED 07:00 – 23:59
THU 07:00 – 23:59
FRI 07:00 – 23:59
SAT 07:00 – 23:59
SUN 07:00 – 23:59
Recommended Time to Visit: 19:00
Accessibility Note: Easy access
Located in Tsim Sha Tsui, 1881 Heritage has been overlooking the harbor for over 120 years. It was built as the original marine police headquarters in 1884- the revitalized heritage was given a misleading name on which the developer explains the foundation of the main block was laid in 1881.
The headquarters sat right on the waterfront facing directly the Victoria Harbour, until land reclamation created the stretch of land upon which the Space Museum and Art Museum stands. During the Japanese Occupation in the 1940s, the building complex was used as Japanese navy base and a network of tunnels was dug beneath the lawn.
In 1996, as the marine police force shifted their headquarter to East Hong Kong Island, the place was left vacant. Renovation of the compound started in 2003, and the main building now houses a boutique hotel offering ten suites with a unique theme to each, and five restaurants and bars, one of which is inside a former prison cell. The ground floor of the compound is now dotted with luxury brand shops for watches and jewellery, but do take more time to stroll around different parts of the compound where you will find shade under the massive trees alongside the cannons.
Parts of the shelter tunnel are still visible inside. Reminiscence of British naval culture can be seen from the Signal Tower, or the Round House, a small cylindrical tower on which stands a metal ball on a long rod. Constructed to provide time signals to ships out in the harbour, the ball on top of the rod dropped every day at 1pm, and sometimes as signals for incoming typhoons, causing the occasional confusion to residents. Old artillery battery-like cannons still sit at the compound, facing the harbour. It’s also the perfect spot for watching fireworks from the harbour!
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