Shanghai Rowing Club - Shanghai - 1905
Soochow Rd South, International Settlement.
Built on land provided by the nearby Union Church and along the southern bank of the Soochow Creek, this redbrick club building was purpose-built for the British-dominated Shanghai Rowing Club. The style is a mix of domestic, redbrick and Tudorbethan half-timbering, all planned to be perfectly familiar and comforting to any homesick Brit just about to take to the water.
The architect was a Mr Christie of Messrs Scott & Carter and the building included a large ball-room, anterooms and a roof garden; closer to the water was a boathouse.
This building was saved from demolition and along with the nearby Union Church and Apartments is part of a reconstructed area to the north of the Bund and south of the Soochow Creek.
Shanghai Rowing Club - Shanghai - 1905
Soochow Rd South, International Settlement.
Built on land provided by the nearby Union Church and along the southern bank of the Soochow Creek, this redbrick club building was purpose-built for the British-dominated Shanghai Rowing Club. The style is a mix of domestic, redbrick and Tudorbethan half-timbering, all planned to be perfectly familiar and comforting to any homesick Brit just about to take to the water.
The architect was a Mr Christie of Messrs Scott & Carter and the building included a large ball-room, anterooms and a roof garden; closer to the water was a boathouse.
This building was saved from demolition and along with the nearby Union Church and Apartments is part of a reconstructed area to the north of the Bund and south of the Soochow Creek.