As the name suggests, it was a strand and close to shore in the past though currently far from the seafront after several reclamations over history. This street renders the early shore line after 1842.
The streets are named after Sir George Bonham, the third Governor of Hong Kong (1848–1854), who led the reconstruction effort of Sheung Wan after a fire destroyed part of it in 1851.[1] This was the government's first large-scale reclamation and road construction project.[2]
^Andrew Yanne; Gillis Heller (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 4, 45. ISBN978-962-209-944-9.
^何佩然; He, Peiran (2008-01-01). 建成之道: 戰後香港的道路發展. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN978-962-209-051-4.
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bonham, strand, brand, bespoke, tailored, suits, based, hong, kong, tailor, chinese, 文咸街, combination, streets, sheung, hong, kong, 文咸東街, west, 文咸西街, eastchinese文咸街transcriptionsyue, cantonesejyutpingman4, haam4, gaai1, westas, name, suggests, strand, close, s. For the brand of bespoke tailored suits based in Hong Kong see Bonham Strand tailor Bonham Strand Chinese 文咸街 is a combination of two streets in Sheung Wan Hong Kong Bonham Strand 文咸東街 and Bonham Strand West 文咸西街 Bonham StrandBonham Strand EastChinese文咸街TranscriptionsYue CantoneseJyutpingman4 haam4 gaai1Bonham Strand WestAs the name suggests it was a strand and close to shore in the past though currently far from the seafront after several reclamations over history This street renders the early shore line after 1842 The streets are named after Sir George Bonham the third Governor of Hong Kong 1848 1854 who led the reconstruction effort of Sheung Wan after a fire destroyed part of it in 1851 1 This was the government s first large scale reclamation and road construction project 2 Contents 1 Bonham Strand 2 Bonham Strand West 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBonham Strand editBonham Strand 文咸東街 starts from Queen s Road Central near Cosco Tower with several junctions with Jervois Street Mercer Street Hillier Street Clevery Street Morris Street and Wing Lok Street then returning to another section of Queen s Road Central in Possession Point citation needed The street is comparatively low to the surrounding area and is easily flooded during heavy rains citation needed The street is sometimes mistakenly written as Bonham Strand East after its Chinese name The directory board in MTR Sheung Wan station is an illustration of the mistake citation needed 22 17 07 N 114 09 10 E 22 28531 N 114 15278 E 22 28531 114 15278Bonham Strand West editBonham Strand West 文咸西街 starts from Bonham Strand and ends in Des Voeux Road West citation needed Bonham Strand West 22 17 14 N 114 08 54 E 22 28721 N 114 14824 E 22 28721 114 14824See also editList of streets and roads in Hong KongReferences edit Andrew Yanne Gillis Heller 2009 Signs of a Colonial Era Hong Kong University Press pp 4 45 ISBN 978 962 209 944 9 何佩然 He Peiran 2008 01 01 建成之道 戰後香港的道路發展 Hong Kong University Press ISBN 978 962 209 051 4 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bonham Strand Google Maps of Bonham Strand Google Maps of Bonham Strand West Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bonham Strand amp oldid 1114249583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
