Our first look is at the remarkable restoration project being undertaken on the harbor island of Manoel. Fort Manoel was built by the Knights of St. John in 1723 and is at present being restored by MIDI plc. as part of a 30 million euro restoration project.
Situated on Manoel Island,the fort was constructed on what was a quarantine hospital origionally built by Grandmaster Jean Paul Lascaris, of the Knights of Malta, in the year 1643; in a effort to contain outbreaks of cohlera and the dreaded plague, brought to the island by visiting ships. My present wife, Rosaria, who is a native of the district, recalls visiting the site in the late 60�s and despite the occupation of the British Navy during World War II, she recalls still seeing the remains of the rusting beds in the tunnels behind the fort.I hope you enjoy my photographic excursion and that these images will forever remain as a record of the outstanding work being carried out by the present developers.
