Mar 30, 2012 ... National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. NICPMI Inv. ...
Property Name WWII Tarxien Shelter ... Town Name Tarxien.
National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands NICPMI Inv. No. Date of Publication
Property Name Address Town Name
Period Phase Cultural Heritage Type & Value Property Function
Modern (16th to 20th Century AD) Modern: British (1800 - 1964) Historical Social Social and Communial
Cultural Heritage Property Value Assessment
High
Conservation Area
UCA
Outline Description
A WW2 underground air-raid shelter located in close proximity to the Tarxien Parish Church.
Property Description
Located in close proximity to the Tarxien Parish Church and served as an air-raid shelter for the Maltese of the locality during the Second World War. The shelter covers an approximate area of 119sqm and had the internal capacity to accommodate around 150 persons. The shelter still retains some of the original numerical references that used to be painted on the door jambs of the chambers as well as small niches in the corridors which were used for the pacing of illuminating lanterns or candles.
Scheduled by MEPA
No
Recommended Bibliography
Degree of Protection
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G.N. No.
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G.N. Date
Anon, 2009, Large wartime shelter transferred to Tarxien council,Times of Malta , accessed 16 March 2012
