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 Empire Stadium Gzira4653 viewsLater known as The Stadium. Used mostly for football matches (and greyhound racing) and hosted the home matches of the Maltese national football team and also hosted the final of the Maltese Cup. The stadium was able to hold 30,000 spectators and originally opened in 1922. It was notorious for its sandy pitch. It hosted its final game in 1981, being replaced by the modern Ta' Qali Stadium.2 commentsPrefect
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 Royalty 1950 ©3742 viewsOutside Villa Guardamangia.
© Malcolm Shykles2 commentsPrefect
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 Fort Manoel Restoration2157 viewsAfter Bridge Entrance.
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 Getting ready to build the New Barracca lift .April 2010.2019 viewsThe super yacht The Maltese Falcon is in the background. believed to be owned by Mr Google .5 commentsjane banks
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 Spinola1930 viewsAs you may not have seen it before.
Photo courtesy of Frank Salt.Prefect
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 The old Bofors park, Tigne Barracks, Malta, Fri 4th Aug 19891789 viewsDavid Robinson
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 Tigne Barracks Parade Ground 19651537 viewsOur School in the centre.David Robinson
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 View of the old Lido, Tigne, Tue 1st Aug 1989 © 1505 views4 commentsDavid Robinson
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 HMS Aisne, Tigne Point 19641374 viewsNigel, Nick, Mum, Lynn.5 commentsDavid Robinson
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 Tigne point 2010. still room for more buildings.1331 viewsTwo boats .. who has right of way ?10 commentsjane banks
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 Tigne Beach, Sliema, Malta1267 viewsThe young laddy posing in the foreground was one of the loves of my life (not that he knew anything about it ;-D His name was something Ibbotsen. That's his mum and dad sitting down with my mum top right. 1 commentsPowellthatwas
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 The Robinson flat, Tigne Barracks, Malta, Fri 4th Aug 19891203 viewsI think it was called D Block2 commentsDavid Robinson
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 The old Medical Block, Tigne Barracks, Wed 2nd Aug 19891151 viewsDavid Robinson
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 Kalafrana Beach club.1047 viewsSummer 1966, I had a canoe and used to paddle all around this area. But that was in 1967 a year later before Dad was posted back to the UK.8 commentsChris Howells
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 Villa Guardamangia 19491043 viewsThe new tenants taking a stroll for the cameras.1 commentsPrefect
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 Dockyard Terrace 1954 © 1036 viewsfrom the Victualling Yard gate.
Photo James Donald Bamber. 5 commentsPrefect
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 HRH Princess Elizabeth at Hal Far 19491030 viewsMalcolm ShyklesPrefect
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 RN Families Clinic, Tower Road Sliema - mid 60s © copyright Jane Banks (her Mum on bench)1020 viewsOnly the facade remains.

The view in 20185 commentsjane banks
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 Anobat Flats ©1012 viewsCorner of Sur Fons St & P.O.W .Road St Julians, Ours was top corner flat. Mid/late 80s Map.7 commentsdeco.rise
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 Distilling Plant - Sliema Ferry - October 2009 ©1009 viewsUnder a preservation order? Used to contain a printing press in the 60s, now used as offices. (Not sure I would want to drink water from Sliema Creek even if thrice distilled).22 commentsMartin Powell
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 Winch Room1003 viewsRail tracks misaligned with doorway confirming suggestion of earlier use? Brennan Torpedo?12 commentsPrefect
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 Filming The Malta Story 1952997 viewsHagar Qim or Mnajdra?
More about it here.6 commentsPrefect
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 View of Sliema from Tigne boathouse,Tue 1st Aug 1989995 viewsDavid Robinson
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 Tigne & Sliema Creek990 viewsPostcard. After the Army & Navy had gone.5 commentsPrefect
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 Barracca Lift photographed in 1963 in full colour !964 viewsThis lift was completed in 1905. It ceased to operate in 1973 and was dismantled in 1983.
© Jane Banks 8 commentsPrefect
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 The Ferry 1945960 viewsBefore the Alhambra was rebuilt.
(It started as The Duke of Edinburgh Cinematograph in 1907, part of the DoE Hotel.)Prefect
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 Old Bakery Street945 views3 commentsPrefect
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 Fond Ghadir 1964936 viewsPostcard. Across from the Meadowbank.
Translation may be "bottom pool" or "deep pool". Other offers welcome.11 commentsPrefect
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 Tigne Beach Club 1960921 views4 commentsJohn Kirby
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 Our Favourite Barracks914 viewsPhoto Ewart White7 commentsPrefect
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 Things are looking UP !!909 viewsThe building of the huge 38-storey tower proposed by the Gasan Group is set to have a dramatic impact on views enjoyed by pedestrians strolling along Ghar id-Dud, the Sliema promenade, apart from breaking the skyline when viewed from as far away as Rinella Bay in Kalkara.

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 Anchors at Anchor Bay. Early 1950s.904 viewsPhill Rose
The question is - How did they get there?6 commentsPrefect
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