Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

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

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 Uganda 1970s444 viewsTH pupils disembarking - which port?

Photo : Marion BrowningadminApr 28, 2019
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 RN families' clinic Tower Road298 viewsWell, they were made to keep the facade - so they did.....(taken 2018).adminApr 09, 2019
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 The Parting Shot312 viewsFinal Farewell - the then President of Malta Anton Buttigieg giving the last goodbye as HMS London departs the Grand Harbour on 1st April 1979, the last British naval vessel to leave Malta on the ultimate withdrawal from Malta. She wears the flag of the last Commander of the British forces in Malta, Rear Admiral O N A Cecil CB.

The end of an era - nearly 180 years of the Royal Navy at Malta.adminApr 01, 2019
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 Farewell to BFBS Malta, 40 years ago371 viewsFarewell to BFBS Malta, March 1979 - open the LINK HERE and click on the small black panel to listen.2 commentsadminApr 01, 2019
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 Verdala Bell-on-the-Well216 viewsCover to the deep well below the Verdala playground.

Sketch by Ken Woodhams.

Verdala website HEREadminMar 22, 2019
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 The Tales of Peter Prictoe257 viewsPP was a pupil at Verdala Dockyard School in the 1930s. He wrote some splendid anecdotes which can be read online HERE adminMar 21, 2019
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 Malta Family History149 viewsThe lost website now archived can still be visited.

Essential resource for historians.

Find it HEREadminMar 21, 2019
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 On the beach247 viewsA Royal Navy hovercraft glides onto the sand at Mellieha Bay in 1970.

Photo : Miguel BonelloadminMar 13, 2019
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 The Common Room website....(reunion association run by Viv, Tim, Bernard & Rog)617 views....is archived HERE (2006)

...and HERE (2013)

...and the links still work (mostly) !!1 commentsadminFeb 25, 2019
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 ...but when very shiny205 viewsPhoto : pinterest unattributedadminFeb 25, 2019
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 ...and now...279 viewsRust in Peace

Photo: Marco Zammit CollectionadminFeb 11, 2019
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 Then...246 viewsGasan Wayne Sliema bus at the Ferry 1958.

With 104th Minesweeping Squadron.

Photo: Alex HoskingadminFeb 11, 2019
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 Relic of St Angelo232 viewsNow on display in the re-opened Fort St Angelo with the ship's badge centre. Well worth a visit.
Although a 'Stone Frigate' HMS St Angelo was a commissioned ship, Flagship of Rear Admiral O N A Cecil, last Commander British Forces Malta (the two red circles in his flag denote rear admiral).
See WikiadminJan 27, 2019
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 Crab Air afloat - almost312 viewsRAF pinnace off Gozo taken when it ran into a rock and gouged a large hole in its side. Photo thanks to Caroline Roberts whose Dad was a passenger on it that day, circa 1962.adminJan 19, 2019
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 Fairey Fireflies over Ghar-id-Dud during the Battle of Britain flypast in September 1952308 viewsPhoto : Charles B Grech, former Times of Malta photographer. Paul Demajo Albanese Collection. (Negs lost in fire at the Times of Malta offices).adminJan 19, 2019
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 Canberras & Shackleton 1969308 viewsTeam formation of an Avro Shackleton MR Mk.3, XF705 ‘C’ of 203 Squadron with a pair of English Electric Canberra PR Mk.9s of 13 Squadron pictured off the coast of Malta in July 1969.

Photo : Aviation Classics Editor’s collectionadminJan 13, 2019
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 Canberras 1970295 viewsEnglish Electric Canberras over Grand Harbour in 1970 during exercise Lime Jug.

Photo unattributedadminJan 13, 2019
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 HMS Forth at Christmas 1958 ©199 viewsDaytime view.adminDec 22, 2018
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 HMS Forth at Christmas 1958 ©168 views60 years, seems like yesterday.

© Valerie Easter/Snowdon/ShutleradminDec 22, 2018
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 Tony Wise ©240 viewsContinuing the Verdala theme, this was painted by Tony Wise, Verdala staff member 1962-5. TW is mentioned by KEITH ALLEN in THIS EXTRACTadminDec 12, 2018
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 Sheriff who?264 viewsNot a lot of people know this - but Keith Allen, star of stage and screen (at present playing in "Hogarth's Progress" as the older William Hogarth) - and of course Lily Allen's father- went to Verdala in 1960. His autobiog briefly describes his time in Malta (scroll down to chapter 3, page 40) -

HERE

2 commentsadminNov 18, 2018
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 Trooper R Martin d. 1918298 viewsWhat does Trooper Martin have to do with Malta's part in World War One? Malta, 'Nurse of the Mediterranean' cared for casualties from the Gallipoli and Salonika campaigns. Martin died like thousands of others - but only after surviving one of the world's first open heart surgeries AND being operated upon by one of the first woman surgeons. He has become famous 100 years later.

Read MORE

...and HERE

...and HERE

We will remember them.1 commentsadminNov 10, 2018
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 Cdr Miles and HRH Princess Elizabeth 194914364 viewsInstructor Captain A. H. Miles, C.B.E.

Captain and Mrs. Miles left Malta on llth May 1958 after an association with the school since 1934.

Captain Miles was on the staff from 1934 to 1940 when the RN school was at Verdala. After the war he re-opened the school in two houses at Ta'Xbiex; supervised the move to Tal Handaq in 1946; re-started the primary school at Verdala in 1949, and remained as Headmaster until January 1951, by when the school had reached 1,000 pupils. Mrs. Miles was Secretary of the school from 1946 to 1952.

As Fleet Instructor Officer, Captain Miles was then Chairman of the Committee for Malta Service Children's Schools from 1953.

See also HERE

...and HEREadminNov 06, 2018
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 TH Malta reunion trip Oct 2018 751 viewsNames please !!adminOct 27, 2018
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 2016 Reunion group 2 of 2507 viewsThe final "big" reunion - unless any of the younger ones take over the reins. Speak to Viv Daly if interested in doing so.adminOct 09, 2018
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 2016 Reunion group 1 of 2438 viewsThe final "big" reunion - unless any of the younger ones take over the reins. Speak to Viv Daly if interested in doing so.adminOct 09, 2018
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 Oliver 1973478 viewsThe earlier press release had a dramatic effect.

(The 1100 and the boat are probably sold by now).adminSep 08, 2018
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 Oliver 1973356 viewsDolphin & Eagle press release.adminSep 08, 2018
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 Combined Cadet Force 1978600 viewsLast picture of the CCF before the school closed in 1978.

Picture copyright © Jim Russell

Names anybody....?2 commentsadminSep 06, 2018
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 Painting by OldBat324 viewsFresh water - but can you spot the difference from the photo?

Copyright © Liz Mardel3 commentsadminAug 10, 2018
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 Freshspray (L) & Carbine (R) 1960 ©277 viewsSister ship Freshspring (also at Malta) is currently being restored. Google it.

Copyright © Liz Mardel (OldBat)adminAug 10, 2018
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 Wedgie395 viewsHe's never got stuck there before.

1972

Copyright © Martin PowelladminJul 28, 2018
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