Sai Ying Pun Community Complex
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| native_name =西營盤社區綜合大樓
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| classification =Grade I declared monument
| location =Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
| address =2 High Street
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{{Chinese
|t=西營盤社區綜合大樓
|s=西营盘社区综合大楼
|y=Sāi yìhng pùhn séh kēui jung hahp daaih làuh
|j=Sai1 jing4 pun4 se5 koei1 zung3 hap6 daai6 lau4
|p=Xī Yíngpán Shèqū Zōnghé Dàlóu
|altname=Old Mental Hospital
|t2=舊精神病院
|s2=旧精神病院
|y2=Gauh jīng sàhn behng yún
|j2=Gau6 zing1 san4 beng6 jyun2
|p2=Jiù Jīngshén Bìngyuàn
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Sai Ying Pun Community Complex is located at 2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. It is a nine-storey building built on the site of the Old Mental Hospital, of which only the granite façade and arched verandah were preserved.
History
The Old Mental Hospital was built in 1892. It was designed by Danby & Leigh (now Leigh & Orange).{{cite journal |date= 2006-05-30|title= From British Colonization to Japanese Invasion|journal= HKIA Journal|issue= 45: 50 years of Hong Kong Institute of Architects|pages= 45|url= http://www.hkia.net/en/pdf/journal/journal_issue45_03.pdf}} It was used as a quarters for the European nursing staff of the Civil Hospital (1846-1937) until the World War II.Antiquities and Monuments Office: [http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/brief_information_grade1.pdf Brief Information on Proposed Grade 1 Items. Item #97.] Originally, it contained only 10 bedrooms for the nurses, a matron's office, a chemical laboratory, 12 servants' quarters and other living, dining, kitchen, office and storage facilities.
In the 1940s, the east wing was extended and six more arches were added to the original north facade, containing 18 arches with a pediment marking the middle and turrets at the ends to form a classically proportioned structure, during an extension uphill. The building was used to accommodate staff in 1941.
=Mental hospital=
It was turned into a mental hospital after the war. In 1947, this mental hospital was the only one of its type in the city when the population in Hong Kong was one and a half million.
The building was a female block of the mental hospital in the 1940s.[http://www5.lcsd.gov.hk/gishinter/detail.jsp?SYSID=644&LANG=ENAME Properties]
It continued to function as such until the Castle Peak Mental Hospital opened in 1961, and switched back as a day treatment centre for psychiatric out-patients until 1971.
=High Street ghost house=
Tales of ghostly sightings were spread since it was abandoned in the 1970s. Therefore, it is popularly known as "High Street Ghost House" or Haunted House in High Street.
This building became the haunt of curious teenagers and drug addicts who used the methadone clinic nearby before the reconstruction, because the building remained unoccupied for 20 years from 1970s.
It fell into disrepair and was badly ruined by two fires, which were believed to be inadvertently started by trespassers.
The Hong Kong Government decided in 1990s to keep the façade and rebuild a community centre within. In 2001, work was finally completed.
Therefore, only the north façade of the historic building is restored and preserved during the construction of Sai Ying Pun Community Complex as the historic building is the only specimen of its kind in Hong Kong.
The remains of the historic building is a Grade I Historic Building. It is part of the Central and Western Heritage Trail.
Facilities
There is a community hall in the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex.
It now houses several charity organizations, which provide services to the local community.
Gallery
Image:HK High Street SYP Community Complex.jpg
Image:HK High Street SYP Community Complex usage2.jpg|The directory of the Complex
Image:HK High Street SYP Community Complex uses.jpg|The floor plan of the Complex
Image:HK High Street SYP Community Complex decor2.jpg|
See also
References
External links
{{Commons category|Sai Ying Pun Community Complex}}
- [http://www.building.com.hk/feature/07_01syp.htm Sai Ying Pun Community Complex: Rehabilitation]
- [http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/trails_west1.php?tid=20 Old Mental Hospital (Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall)]
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