Beaulieu House, originally the seaside house of a David’s family, who were in the mining business, which is say to be even older than the Naval Base. It was acquired by the colonial government when the Naval Base was planned. Although no building plans have yet been located.
When works on the Naval Base commenced in 1923, ‘Beaulieu House’ house the senior engineers and surveyors. After 1939, the Naval Base was up and running. Beaulieu House was used as a residential by the second in command of the China-British Naval fleet, Admiral Layton for 2 years 1940-1942.