Blake Pier At Stanley — Local services in Hong Kong

Blake Pier, named in 1900, after Sir Henry Blake, the 12th Governor of Hong Kong, was originally known as Pedder Wharf. This was situated at the waterfront facing the present day Des Voeux Road in Central and was relocated in 1904 to the new waterfront at the junction of Connaught Road and Pedder Street, continuing to provide berthing to barges, sampans and yachts. It also served as the landing place for new governors and Royal dignitaries landing in Hong Kong till the mid 1920’s. It originally had a thatched roof which was later replaced by the classic cast iron roof. This roof was transferred to Morse Park in Kowloon to provide a cover of a pavilion, while the Blake Pier was demolished and rebuilt in 1965. This rebuilt Blake pier was demolished in 1993 when the roof was further moved to the Blake Pier at Stanley in 2007 where it presently stands in all its grandeur. This historic roof truss is a picture of classic elegance at the...

One of the interesting things to see along the Stanley Promenade is the Blake Pier next to the Murray House. This pier includes an Edwardian style iron roof that was part of the original historic Blake Pier that was located in the Central District.

The original Blake Pier was built in 1909 and located at the end of Pedder Street and extended into Victoria Harbour. This pier was disassembled in 1965. The iron roof then made its home in Wong Tai Sin before landing here in Stanley in 2007 with the construction of this Blake Pier.

Today, you can walk along Blake Pier and will see visitors fishing, resting and enjoying views into the sea. Otherwise, the pier forms part of a nice collection of heritage attractions to see along the Stanley Promenade. Others include the the historic Murray House which was also relocated here from its original home in Central District. You will also find the Tin Hau and small Tai Wong Temples to...

The Blake Pier at Stanley is a very special pier . The structure of the pier has a very classic cast iron roof . The origin Pier was built in 1900, has been moved a few times. In 2007, the roof and the pier was rebuilt at Stanley as a new project of the Stanley Waterfront . There's a Stanley to Po Toi Island Ferry Line...