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Robert H. Boyce

伯依斯

British surveyor named as architect on the 1872 foundation stone of the Shanghai consulate rebuilding; the gazetteer credits 伯依斯.

Robert H. Boyce (伯依斯) was a British surveyor who worked on the British consular buildings in Shanghai. English Wikipedia names him as architect of the 1872 rebuilding, and the Shanghai gazetteer credits the design to 克罗斯曼 and 伯依斯. According to Room for Diplomacy he led the works office from 1869 to 1876.

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The former British Consulate, a two-storey brick building with arcaded verandas, behind a wide lawn.
Photo: Jason Zou

Building· 1872–1873

Former British Consulate-General

原英国驻沪总领事馆Yuán Yīngguó Zhù Hù Zǒnglǐngshìguǎn

The Bund's oldest surviving Western-style building: the British consulate rebuilt in 1872-73 after a fire, now an exhibition venue (Bund Origin No. 1).

Sources

  1. 1.English Wikipedia (article given in each fact's locator) (English Wikipedia), Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Former_Consulate-General_of_the_United_Kingdom,_Shanghaiwikipedia
  2. 2.China: Consular Building History 1866-1876, Room for Diplomacy — https://roomfordiplomacy.com/history-of-british-consular-buildings-in-china-1966-1976/website