Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

Memories of the Royal Naval School, Malta, 1947 - 1978.


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Trotting at Marsa 1950s450 viewsLesley ColePrefect
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Britannia and the Fleet588 viewsLesley Cole
And a glimpse of the Star.
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Britannia555 viewsLesley Cole1 commentsPrefect
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our top flat in senglea 1957/60531 viewsAlexander BirtPrefect
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senglea promenade 2005459 viewsAlexander BirtPrefect
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senglea waterfront 2005414 viewsAlexander BirtPrefect
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the ferry approaching vittoriosa 1959478 viewsAlexander BirtPrefect
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upper barracca gardens 1959462 viewsAlexander BirtPrefect
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dockyard creek looking towards valetta with the ferry at the senglea jetty1959622 viewsAlexander BirtPrefect
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vittoriosa from senglea 2005430 viewsAlexander BirtPrefect
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Mystery?770 viewsWhere and when? Answers on a postcard.

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Entertainment 1952568 viewsParallel Street, Sliema.
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The Chalet at Ghar id-Dud520 viewsIn all its hand tinted glory.
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The Freedom Monument511 viewsFrom the front the figures of this monument outside St Lawrence's Church in Vittoriosa sadly disappear among the foliage!2 commentsOldBat
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The Freedom Monument from the back.542 viewsSilhouetted against the sky over Dockyard Creek, the monument depicts the farewell to the last British sailor to leave when the island gained its independence. (Date please someone!)2 commentsOldBat
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WW2 Commemoration 2005409 viewsJane BanksPrefect
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Floods at Msida 2005475 viewsPlus ca change.
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Red Arrows over Floriana486 viewsWW2 60th Anniversary Veterans Parade September 2005.This photo is credited to Liz Mardel.

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HM meets an RFA Veteran 2005461 viewsRoger Davies1 commentsPrefect
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SPB by Night 2007433 viewsA lot of changes from the previous photo.Prefect
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A Grey Day at St Paul's Bay533 viewsEarly 1960s before the Gillieru Harbour Hotel was extended to the end of the rocks.
Gillieru history.
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St Paul's Bay early 1960s571 viewsAnd a Series1 Army Landrover.Prefect
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A Quiet Day at the Beach605 viewsBut which one?2 commentsPrefect
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A Stormy Day524 viewsSliema 1960s.Prefect
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A postcard from Melleiha 1959639 views2 commentsPrefect
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Msida Roundabout673 viewsand several Morris Minors.1 commentsPrefect
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Dingli Radars605 viewsThe former RAF block and the new Air Traffic Control golf ball.
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Jane at Dingli714 viewsSearching for the location of the old "Dingli Wireless".
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RAF Dingli Homer Station847 views2 commentsPrefect
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The Alhambra892 viewsAnyone remember the film?
The Alhambra Cinema was a large and imposing cinema on the seafront at Sliema. The cinema occupied the lower two floors of a large apartment block (surviving), but the foyer and auditorium were gutted and now form the Zara Boutique - a large clothes store.
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The Tower on Tower Road572 viewsSt Julian's Tower, built 1620.Prefect
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Fleur de Lis Roundabout537 viewsThe centre of the world!
Courtesy of GoogleEarth.
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