We're still in low-profile mode, in preparation for travelling in just over two weeks. But our routine walks have thrown up a couple of interesting stories recently.

First, a couple of things on Jalan Ban Hock (named after a firm of building contractors that belonged to one Yeo Guan Chow, in recognition of its work in constructing government offices and the like).

This rather fine building is the Salvation Army Boys' Home:


This was established in the mid-1950s, but I've not found any further information on the structure.

A little further down the road is the Sarawak Boi Sun Kong Soh. According to the Sarawak Government Gazette of 1940, this organization, founded for the purpose of "social and mutual assistance", was registered at this address in July 1932.


In a heritage post last December, I mentioned the railway and the Brooke Dockyard. We've never seen the actual railway lines before, so I guess they've been made visible by the removal of some works fencing or other:


Meanwhile, the Dockyard renovations look nowhere near complete, but you can, at the moment, get a good view of the rafters and the internal construction.


Still on the waterfront, the Go Down Amphitheatre has endowed itself with some new signage. Its frame was originally part of a dockside warehouse, or godown, built in 1929.