被大自然吞噬的粉嶺廢棄大宅 Abandoned Mansion in Fanling Swallowed by Nature

於1924年興建的粉嶺兩層高中西合璧大宅,由主樓及附屬建築物組成,廢棄後被大自然吞噬。建築物的牆身、露台及石柱充滿着殖民地建築的特色。

於1924年興建的粉嶺兩層高中西合璧大宅,由主樓及附屬建築物組成,廢棄後被大自然吞噬。建築物的牆身、露台及石柱充滿着殖民地建築的特色,但屋頂卻是中國傳統的金字頂,以木樑及板條承托,並以瓦片鋪築。

另一特色是屋內天井及房間的布局,與中國傳統的民居相似。主樓正面屋頂護牆的中間是一個半圓形的前額,上面刻有中文的大宅名稱。

A two-storey mansion in Fanling, a blend of Chinese and Western architectural styles comprising a main building and an annex block, is abandoned and swallowed up by nature. Despite its colonial-style characteristics in the walls, balcony and stone columns, the building has a traditional Chinese pitched roof supported on wooden purlins and battens and is covered by Chinese clay tiles.

Another notable feature includes the courtyard, as well as the layout of the rooms, which resembles that of traditional Chinese residences. Located in the middle of the roof parapet of the main building is a semi-circular pediment engraved with the name of the mansion in Chinese.

楊必興 P H Yang