Historical Origin 沿革
The second campus of QC stood on the PMQ in 1889-1941. The campus building was erected in 1884-89 by inmates of the Victoria Gaol. As a majestic neoclassical architecture built in Doric style, the campus was then the second most expensive public building in the colony with a price tag of HKD 250,000. Unfortunately, this “Old Lady of Aberdeen Street” was destroyed during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in 1941-45.
荷李活道前已婚警察宿舍地段於1889-1941年曾為皇仁第二代校舍。在1884-89年由域多利監獄囚犯協助興建的校舍屬新古典主義建築,採用多立克式設計,富麗堂皇,以造價約港幣二十五萬成為當時全港第二貴的公共建築。可惜,這座曾被譽為「鴨巴甸街的貴婦」的校舍於1941-45年日軍佔領香港時被炸毀。
Former Aberdeen Street Campus (PMQ)
前鴨巴甸街校舍 (現元創方)
Foundation Exhibition and History Gallery 歷史館及地基展覽
The Antiquities and Monuments Office discovered the foundation of the former campus and several other historical artefacts during excavation in 2005-07. The PMQ currently hosts a history gallery illustrating the development of Queen’s College, which is opened to public along with the former campus foundation.
2005-07年,古物古蹟辦事處發掘到前校舍地基及多件古物。現時「元創方」預留一展館以闡述皇仁書院的歷史,而前校舍地基亦開放予公眾參觀。