Herbert William Bird ( fl. 1897 – 1931) was a British architect and member of the

Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong ...

. He was the nephew of S. G. Bird, a long-time resident in Hong Kong who arrived in 1857 and carried out the first survey of Hong Kong. He went to Hong Kong to join the

Palmer and Turner P&T Group (), formerly known as Palmer and Turner Hong Kong (Chinese: 公和洋行; "Kung Wo Yeung Hong"), is an architectural firm in Hong Kong. It is one of the oldest architecture and engineering firms in the world, and it has designed many ...

architect firm as an assistant in around 1892 or 1893. He became Fellow of the

Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

in 1897. He succeeded Arthur Turner as the partner of the Palmer & Turner in 1901 until 1928 and an authorised architect from 1903. He had designed many of Hong Kong's best known buildings. His brother,

Lennox Godfrey Bird Lennox Godfrey Bird (1878–1956) was a British architect who was a prominent practitioner in Hong Kong. He was partner in Palmer and Turner (now P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd.) from 1907 to 1935. Bird was director of the Shek O Developmen ...

, was also an architect and partner of the Palmer & Turner. In 1911, he was appointed member of the Authorised Architects Committee vice Arthur Turner on leave and again in 1917. He subsequently took Edward Osborne's seat as the unofficial member of the Licensing Board. He was also member of the

appointed in 1918 and again in 1921 and became a regular member from 1923 until 1927. He left Hong Kong on the SS ''Empress of Russia'' on 20 April 1927. During his residence in Hong Kong, he was the owner of a property on

Lugard Road Lugard Road is a road located on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, named after Sir Frederick Lugard, Governor of Hong Kong from 1907 to 1912. Located some above sea level, the road is a popular walking path that forms part of the Hong Kong Trail, and ...

(No. 27) from 1914, which was built by his brother Lennox, until it was sold to the Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. in 1930 as a residence of their staff."N18: No. 27 Lugard Road"
. ''Historic Building Appraisal''. Leisure and Cultural Services Dept (June 2013)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bird, Herbert William British architects Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects Hong Kong architects Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Year of birth missing Year of death missing