National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands

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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

30 March 2012

WWII Tarxien Shelter 25, Sqaq 1, Pjazza Brittania Tarxien

Toponym N/A

Property Owner Government Guardianship Deed

00053

Managing Body

Local Council Tarxien

Tarxien Local Council

Yes

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

-

G.N. No.

-

G.N. Date

Anon, 2009, Large wartime shelter transferred to Tarxien council,Times of Malta , accessed 16 March 2012

Coordinates : Easting

55894

69236

Property Plan

Property Images

Northing : Coordinates