A picture from yesterday's walk. The Royal Cypher of King George III who died in January 1820. The short and turbulent French domination of the Maltese islands ended in 1800 with the help of the British and Malta became officially British after the Treaty of Paris (1814). An exercise was carried out to identify and indicate the properties that belonged to the government. Stone plinths like the above marked GR indicated that the land was government property.
In the background is Strickland House, which is informally known as Charlie's palace and which served as a winery during the British period.
It is set to be leased to the Frott Artna Agritourism Consortium, who plan to restore the site - which is surrounded by agricultural land - into an agritourism complex.
