WYNDHAM STREET

'Wyndham Street' () is a one-way street in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of the earliest colonial streets, once known as Pedder Hill.
It starts at the junction with Hollywood Road and Arbuthnot Road, near the Central Police Station, and heads downhill to terminate at Queen's Road Central, near the Entertainment Building.

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History

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History

Lieutenant William Pedder, R.N., the First Lieutenant of the HEIC Nemesis^[1] was the first Harbour Master of Hong Kong established Pedder Street as the centre of Victoria City's commerce in the early colonial days. Pedder had his office built on the rocks above what is now Wyndham Street. For many years, the site on the top was known as Pedder's Hill.^[2]

References

1. A History of Hong Kong, , Frank, Welsh, Harper Collins Publishers, ,
2. Eric Cavaliero, Pedder Street was where it all happened, The Standard, August 13, 1998

See also

★ List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

External links

★ Google Maps of Wyndham Street