page_title: Whitfield Barracks
hierarchical_section_title: Whitfield Barracks
caption_attribution_description: English: Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong in early 20th century. Date: after 1928 (construction of the Peninsula Hotel) and before 1941 (construction of the Chungking Arcade) or: after 1959 (demolition of the Chungking Arcade) and before 1970 (Whitfield Barracks converted into Kowloon Park). Date: 1931 according to [1]
context_page_description: Whitfield Barracks were barracks in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after Henry Wase Whitfield, who was appointed commander of the British Army in Hong Kong in 1869. The area is now the site of Kowloon Park, where four reconverted barrack blocks and parts of the former Kowloon West II Battery remain.
context_section_description: Whitfield Barracks were barracks in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after Henry Wase Whitfield, who was appointed commander of the British Army in Hong Kong in 1869. The area is now the site of Kowloon Park, where four reconverted barrack blocks and parts of the former Kowloon West II Battery remain.
caption: Aerial view of Tsim Sha Tsui in the 1930s. Whitfield Barracks are visible in the top left area.
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