Glenealy was the short form of a valley called Glenealy Ravine (Chinese:己連拿利谷;Jyutping:gei2 lin4 naa4 lei6 guk1). The valley separates the Government Hill in the east and Pedder's Hill in the west.
Alternatively,the valley was known as Elliot's Vale (義律谷;ji6 leot6 guk1),after Charles Elliot,at the beginning and a road from Robinson Road leading to the house named Glenealy on the site of present Roman Catholic Cathedral is known as Elliot Crescent.
Vale in Elliot's Vale means river valley and a river runs from Victoria Peak down to Central. The Elliot Vale name seems,however,to have been as short-lived as Elliot's administration. The name Glenealy was quickly restored after Elliott's administration ended,with a new suffix of "ravine",a fitting name in view of its steepness.
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Glenealy was also the name of a mansion in the Victorian era. It belonged to an American opium trader,Warren Delano Jr.,grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,the 32nd President of the United States of America. The mansion later gave way to the Catholic Cathedral of Hong Kong,whose construction commenced in 1883. The present address of the cathedral is 16 Caine Road.
It is one of the steepest roads in Hong Kong with public transport. It has a gradient of 1:5 in the Robinson Road to Conduit Road section,with Route 2*,3,3A and 45A (minibus) passing this road,which is often congested. The other 1:5 roads used by public transport in Hong Kong are Aberdeen Reservoir Road,Breezy Path and Castle Road.
The present Glenealy "street" is very short,running from number 1 to 10 only. The nearest point to reach Glenealy 1 is to walk uphill from the Hong Kong Fringe Club,while the nearest point to reach Glenealy 10 is to walk downhill from Caine Road near the Caritas House,through the very short pedestrian subway.
A total of 3 Glenealy street signs can be found - one is tucked away at the far end at the bottom of the hill where it can hardly be seen,one is hoisted at Sheng Kung Hui St Paul's Church near the Hong Kong Fringe Club yet no street number is mentioned. The 3rd sign,hoisted at the top of the Caritas House,is the only street sign showing the street number.
Central, also known as Central District, is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City, although that name is rarely used today.
Mid-Levels is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located between Victoria Peak and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.
The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The system covers over 800 m (2,600 ft) in distance and traverses an elevation of over 135 m (443 ft) from bottom to top. It opened in 1993 to provide an improved link between Central and the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island.
The Government Hill is a hill in Central, Hong Kong, bounded by upper section of Upper Albert Road on the south, Queen's Road Central north, Garden Road east, and Glenealy, west of Hong Kong Island.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a late 19th-century English Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. It is located in the Mid-Levels area of the city at 16 Caine Road.
Chai Wan Road located in Hong Kong, is one of the major roads in Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island. It runs from Shau Kei Wan to Chai Wan through Chai Wan Gap; with one of the steepest inclines in Hong Kong on either side, with signs posted 1 in 10 gradient. It is therefore popularly referred to as Cheung Meng Che (長命斜), or long-lived incline.
Ngau Tau Kok is an area of eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong, in the north of Kwun Tong District east to Kowloon Bay. Largely residential, Ngau Tau Kok has a population in excess of 210,000.
Blue Pool Road is a road linking Happy Valley and Wong Nai Chung Gap on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Garden Road is a major road on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, connecting the Central and Mid-Levels areas. It was formerly known as Albany Nullah.
Caine Road is a road running through Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road to the west, and Arbuthnot Road, Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the east.
Wellington Street is a one-way street located in Central and Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, it stretches from Wyndham Street to Queen's Road Central. The two sides of street is a mosaic of old and new buildings. Varieties of trades can be found on the street level. Street markets can be found in the adjacent lanes.
Conduit Road is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
Bonham Road is a main road in West Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, running mainly East-West. The road connects Pok Fu Lam Road in the west, near the University of Hong Kong, and Caine Road in the east, at the junction with Hospital Road and Seymour Road. It was named after Sir George Bonham, the third Governor of Hong Kong. It was renamed Nishi-Taisho Dori (西大正通) during Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
D'Aguilar Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong.
Upper Albert Road is a road on the Government Hill in the Central area of Hong Kong.
Christianity has been in Hong Kong since 1841 when British Empire started to rule Hong Kong.
The Central and Western District located on northwestern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 243,266 in 2016. The district has the most educated residents with the second highest income and the third lowest population due to its relatively small size.
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