Sliema (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Bird's eye view of the Gzira, 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3017B/1
Scope and Contents
284 x 241 mm. A finely detailed view looking east from Gzira towards Maramuxett Harbour. In the foreground the characteristic terraces of small fields enclosed by dry-stone walls slope down towards the sea front, with Manoel Island in the centre of the photograph, part of Sliema at the left and Valletta and Fort St. Elmo at the right. The old fort and modern military barracks can be seen on Manoel Island which is joined to the mainland by a man-made causeway. Battleships are moored in...
Dates:
1912
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Malta. Marina, 1895
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3017A/6
Scope and Contents
200 x 147 mm. A view looking along the Strand towards the Sliema ferry landing stages with St. Anne's Square in the background and the Jesus of Nazareth Church and Convent on the Tigne sea front at the right of the print. Several ranks of Karrazzin (horse-drawn cabs) are standing in the foreground with their drivers seated on the pavement. Also captioned, on the reverse and in a different hand, 'The Strand, Sliema'.
Dates:
1895
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Manoel Island from Gzira, showing Sliema to the left and Valletta centre-right], 1882 - 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3017G/2
Scope and Contents
300 x 240 mm. The Isoletto, or Bishop's Island, in Marsamxett Harbour, was fortified by the Knights of St John in the 1720s and 1730s, and was named after the Grand Master who paid for its construction and future maintenance.
Dates:
1882 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Photographs of Malta
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Royal Artillery Mess : Sleima [i.e. Sliema], Malta, 1909-10 - 1909-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 23/6173
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). [View from the sea].
Dates:
1909-10 - 1909-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).