Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

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


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Fort Ricasoli Brennan Torpedo Station470 viewsDirecting station for the Brennan torpedo on top of Fort Ricasoli taken in 1995.David
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Fort Ricasoli Brennan Torpedo Station540 viewsView of the slipway and station buildings taken in 1995. The station extends beneath the fort.David
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Fort Ricasoli Brennan Torpedo Station463 viewsLaunching slipway for the torpedo taken in 1994. The fixings on the wall above the slipway are for the girder and rack on which the travelling carriage ran.David
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Fort Ricasoli Brennan Torpedo Station628 viewsLanching slipway for the Brennan Torpedo taken in 1994.1 commentsDavid
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Brennan Torpedo Store at Fort Ricasoli546 viewsInterior of the Brennan Torpedo installation at Fort Ricasoli. In the background is the entrance to the spiral stair up to the parade at Fort Ricasoli. When I visited in 1996 it had been filled with rubble tp prevent accessDavid
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Brennan Torpedo Launch Rails at Ricasoli459 viewsThis is the Slipway for launching the Brennan Torpedo from the Ricasoli Station taken in 1996.David
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St Paul's Bay 2009440 viewsAs it once was.Prefect
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Anglo Maltese League813 viewsIn Merchants Street. Now a restaurant, formerly a club.2 commentsPrefect
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Our Lady of Sorrows - Pietà451 views Compare & Contrast
The tree has survived if not the fountain.
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Works in progress at City Gate497 viewsPrefect
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Roman Baths at Ghajn Tuffieha880 viewsClosed, overgrown and no sign of any conservation, so was unable to do a comparison with this.4 commentsPrefect
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Winch Room1006 viewsRail tracks misaligned with doorway confirming suggestion of earlier use? Brennan Torpedo?12 commentsPrefect
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More Tigne Relics659 views1 commentsPrefect
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Bisazza Street Sliema614 viewsVery pleasant without the diesel fumes. Unfortunately some of the ceramic statues having tea outside the former Plaza were decapitated that night. Times of MaltaPrefect
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Winch engine - ripe for restoration.741 viewsBut diesel not steam, sorry folks.3 commentsMartin Powell
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Tigne Swimming Pool612 viewsAuto filling system1 commentsPrefect
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The hole in the cave roof616 viewsAt this rate I will have to start a new album just for Tigne.4 commentsPrefect
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How to get to tunnels (2)629 viewsThe main steps here behind the sloping wall have been nicely restored. These were the steps opposite the families Naafi shop.9 commentsMartin Powell
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How to get to Tigne Tunnels677 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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The spirit was willing but the flesh was too big.545 viewsCorporal - call out de guard! Dose English boys from Tigne Street trespassin again.Martin Powell
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Round Tower - open.425 viewsMartin Powell
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Inside round tower484 viewsWe got in from the caves below, only to find the front door wide open!3 commentsMartin Powell
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Inside winch room695 viewsWe could never see it like this by candlelight (entry from inside caves).2 commentsMartin Powell
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Winch for boom defence689 viewsA tad rusty, but it has had 70 years exposed to the salt (although the doors were locked in our time). But Prefect took his wire brush this year and polished it all up.7 commentsMartin Powell
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View from winch room565 viewsWhat ran on the tracks? Brennan Torpedo ammo?4 commentsMartin Powell
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Breakwater view404 viewsDifferent entrance - there are plenty.Martin Powell
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Valetta from inside caves.580 views(I prefer the old spelling).7 commentsMartin Powell
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Man with pipe688 viewsMiner's lamp an improvement on candles. No canary though.3 commentsMartin Powell
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Tide was in - or climate change?506 viewsWe seldom used to get our feet wet!Martin Powell
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Tigne Caves Expedition 2010749 viewsOutside the caves / tunnels looking to Manoel Is, hardly changed.1 commentsMartin Powell
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Tigne Swimming Pool619 viewsStill there in 2011. Underground pics coming soon, starting with MP's.Prefect
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View of the old Lido, Tigne, Tue 1st Aug 1989 © 1507 views4 commentsDavid Robinson
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