Bishop's House, Hong Kong — Attraction in Hong Kong

The Bishop’s House (會督府) is one of the most remarkable symbols of the development of the Anglican Church of Hong Kong (also known as Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui 香港聖公會). The first building on the site appears to have been a boys’ school constructed in 1845-1848. Alterations and additions were made to the school building in 1851 in “collegiate style”. The building then housed St. Paul’s College (聖保羅書院) and also the Residence of the first appointed Bishop, George Smith, who was Warden of the College. Today the stone plague inscribed with 聖保羅書院 (St Paul’s College) is still visible near the main entrance of the Bishop’s House.

The style of the building, which is quite unusual for Hong Kong, is the Tudor Revival style. Tudor style elements include an oriel window, flat head and pointed windows, label mouldings over the windows, buttresses, and imitation cross-shaped loopholes to the top of the tower. Classical elements are also apparent in the use of quoins, rusticated granite stonework to the G/F storey on the north-east façade, the regularly spaced windows and the glazing...

Bishop house and the adjacent historic buildings form a group which play an important role to the Victorian City. It's of an unique Tudor...

我最近造訪了位於香港中環下亞厘畢道1號的「會督府」（Bishop’s House），這座建於1848年的歷史建築，現為香港聖公會教省辦事處，亦被列為一級歷史建築。其獨特的都鐸復興式建築風格，結合花崗岩基座與三層高的八角形塔樓，展現出簡潔優雅的美感。

會督府最初由史丹頓牧師（Vincent John Stanton）於1843年倡議建造，旨在為華人男孩提供教育。1851年，聖保羅書院在此成立，成為香港最早的中學之一。隨著維多利亞教區的成立，施美夫主教（Bishop George...