GĦALLIS TOWER by sangwann

GĦALLIS TOWER

One hour walk back from Madliena Tower to the car and instead of going straight home I decided to drive along the coast road to capture the next tower along the coast, Għallis Tower. In the right shot I inserted a picture of Max, who was not with me on the day, to give more life to the shot.
There is a very macabre story about this tower. In 1955, Toninu Aquilina, aged 35, vanished without a trace after he had left his place of work to deposit a large sum in cash and cheques at a local bank in Valletta. His corpse was discovered by accident in an empty well inside the Għallis Tower 15 days after his disappearance. In 1956, 31-year-old bank cashier, George Terreni, was charged with the murder. He was found guilty and was given a lifelong prison sentence. In time the sentence was commuted to 20 years . He was released by warrant of September 19, 1964, after an amnesty on the occasion of Malta’s independence. I don’t know what happened to him after that – probably he started a new life in another country. I remember this tragic incident very well. I was about 10 years old and there was a big commotion around the country about what was going on.
Many thanks for your views, comments and fav's. Sorry for the long story.
Another excellent collage, great sky, and fascinating narrative
January 12th, 2021  
Goodness me, that's quite a story. How sad too! Lovely to see Max added in there. Hope he enjoyed his birthday.
January 12th, 2021  
Clever to sdd Max to the picture. What an interesting story
January 12th, 2021  
Beautiful shots and quite an amazing story. You did a great job with Max.
January 12th, 2021  
Great diptych with the addition of Max. What a fascinating but sad story.
January 12th, 2021  
Pat
Great shots of the tower with added Max!
I love the story too, I can imagine the stir it caused.
January 12th, 2021  
What a story! I can imagine that you remember the event well.
Lovely to see Max too.
January 12th, 2021  
Quite a story to this place. It looks very solidly built.
January 12th, 2021  
Amazing captures!
January 12th, 2021  
Great collage and such an interesting looking tower.
January 12th, 2021  
Two lovely shots, and a fascinating if sad story.

Ian
January 12th, 2021  
Another great addition to your series, interesting narrative too.
January 12th, 2021  
Nice shots and interesting narrative
January 12th, 2021  
Interesting shots and narrative!
January 12th, 2021  
Great shots and narrative
January 12th, 2021  
Very interesting collage and story.
January 12th, 2021  
Great view and shots accompagnied by an interresting story.
January 12th, 2021  
Wow, you always know how to match (interesting) stories with your shots
January 12th, 2021  
Interesting story!
January 13th, 2021  
quite a story dione, thanks for sharing that bit of Malta's heritage and history
January 13th, 2021  
Nice history lesson
January 13th, 2021  
Grand capture and collage and history
January 14th, 2021  
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