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Unique WWII pillbox in Kalkara could be demolished
A planning application to demolish a modified pillbox just five metres off the Kalkara Naval Cemetery to build a two-storey home, has raised the alarm of heritage watchdogs
27 May 2021, 7:58am
by James Debono
A planning application to demolish a modified pillbox just five metres off the Kalkara Naval Cemetery to build a two-storey home, has raised the alarm of heritage watchdogs.
The traditional farmhouse in the rural part of Kalkara was modified into a pillbox early in the Second World War, and formed an integral part of WWII coastal defences. The applicants wants to built a two-storey residential unit with a ground-floor garage.