Red Brick Building — Attraction in Hong Kong

This was the Engineer's Office of a former water pumping station and is considered a Grade I historical building in Hong Kong. Located along Shanghai Street near the Yau Ma Tei Theatre, it is referred to as the Red Brick Building because of the deep orangish-red colour of the bricks which make up the building exterior.

Constructed in 1895, the Red Brick Building is the oldest surviving pumping station building in Hong Kong. While the rest of the pumping station was demolished or put to other use after being decommissioned in 1911, this building was left standing. Slated for demolition at one point, the property was given protective status in 2000 and then restored in 2012.

What you see today is a two-storey building of simple colonial architectural style with a red brick facade, second storey arched verandah and tiled gable roof. It is nice building to see if you enjoy architecture and viewing historic buildings. There is an information on the side of the building if you want to read a summary of the Red...

The former Pumping Station of Water Supplies Department was built in 1895. It is the oldest pumping station in the territory, even older than Tai Tam Tuk Pumping Station which was constructed in 1917. Its founding was proposed in 1890 by Osbert Chadwick (查維克), consulting engineer of the Crown Agents, who proposed in 1890 the building plan for a water supply system in Kowloon. With the supply of fresh water, commercial activities were able to take place and normal daily living was ensured. The pumping station was equipped with steam-driven pumps, which were imported from England, and able to pump an estimated 400,000 gallons of water. Except for the engineer’s office, the other parts of the pumping station have...

The Hong Kong Urban Redevelopment Authority and Sun Hung Kai Properties had planned to demolish the red brick houses, which attracted opposition from advocates of the protection of cultural relics before they were retained.

Adjacent private residences (8 Wota Old Road) were cancelled and supported by long columns to preserve the red brick houses, the only remaining old buildings in Hong Kong.

In 2006, after years, the Government decided to spend HK$80 million to convert the Red Brick House and the neighbouring Yau Ma Tei Theatre into a traditional music performance centre with over 300 seats, scheduled for completion between 2011 and...