Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

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


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Preparing to build the New Barracca Lift675 viewsjane banks
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Msida Roundabout673 viewsand several Morris Minors.1 commentsPrefect
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The Chalet 1970s ©672 viewsPrefect
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The 'Jukebox' at Exiles beach St Julian's mid 60s ©671 viewsNames please to
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Tony's Bar670 viewsLarger version2 commentsPrefect
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The Green Hut670 views2 commentsSheila Evans
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The obliteration of Tigne continues670 viewsMartin Powell7 commentsPrefect
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How to get to Tigne Tunnels669 viewsThe steps lead from the new walkway opposite the Chop House restaurant, after you clamber across the flowerbeds, ignoring the Keep Off notice! Presumably when the development is finished and the beach opened, the tunnels will be closed off.3 commentsPrefect
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Somewhere in Valletta, early 1950s © 666 viewsFrom my parents' album, please identify ..... (Kingsway).3 commentsdfss
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The Kiosk mid 1950s664 viewsMalcolm Hill
St Anne's Square aka Eros/The Umbrellas/ Bubblegum Square?
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Prince of Wales Road661 views7 commentsPrefect
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Whitehall Mansions 1967660 viewsBy an earlier resident.Prefect
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New Breakwater Bridge660 viewsNow in place. Times of Malta.
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'Greasy Pole' 1950 Balluta Bay ©659 viewsThis was so exciting to watch - Jane Banks.1 commentsPrefect
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More Tigne Relics659 views1 commentsPrefect
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Rockyvale Cafe Paceville658 viewsSite of Rockyvale today.3 commentsrobinwilliams
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Map of Tigne Barracks c1970658 viewsPrefect
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The Gaiety Sliema658 viewsPrefect
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Qui Si Sana Children's Playground657 views5 commentsPrefect
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La Passeggiata655 viewsDefinition: As evening falls and the harsh sun inches out of the your favorite piazza, an evening ritual is bound to begin, the Italian/Maltese tradition of passeggiata, a gentle stroll (slow! think slow!) through the main streets of the old town.
Locals tend to dress up for passeggiata, and tourists are usually easy to spot in their shorts and fanny packs. Older folks sit along the route, nursing a beer or a glass of wine in the bar, and watching for things to gossip about; la passeggiata is where new romances are on display as well as new shoes.
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Early 60s films of Malta654 viewsLinks to four films taken by the Stubbs family (no sound).

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FOUR

Don Stubbs
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RASCV Derwent ©652 viewsthe launch used to convey us between Tigne and Comino 1964

Rivers Class
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Fond Ghadir c1968651 viewsSurfside Bar & Meadowbank Hotel which seems to have had a facelift.3 commentsPrefect
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View from the Coast Road. 1970s ©650 viewsPrefect
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Tower Road Sliema 1950s650 viewsWith a split-screen Morris Minor.Prefect
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Mellieha 1945650 viewsPrefect
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Egmont Close ©649 viewsDisguised as the Galaxy Holiday Complex. 1990.Prefect
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Senglea649 viewsAnd a full Dockyard Creek.
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Naval Families Clinic Sliema647 viewsJust a facade (2007)

The view in 2018
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Prefect & Mum 1959647 viewsContinuing the archaeological thread, this is at some ancient site, probably the Roman Baths, Ghajn Tuffieha.
Don't I look fascinated?
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The old Vernon Club645 viewsNow the Central Bank.
Eric Hartley
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Castille Square ©644 views"Hearts just as pure and fair, May beat in Castille Square, As in the lowly air of Tal Handaq" - Iolanthe 1962.Prefect
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