Photo of the Central Praya along the Queen's Road in 1869 originally taken by John Thomson.
<p>The color has been restored by Chris Whitehouse.
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The building behind the one in front is the Wardley House, also known as the 1st generation of HSBC building.
John Thomson
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1869" class="extiw" title="en:1869">1869</a>.
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