Protecting the most significant buildings, monuments and features of the Maltese islands (50)

Apart from the British Period telephone booths and post boxes, a few other types of cast-iron street furniture are extant in Malta, namely a litterbin, a fire hydrant and a junction box.

The litterbin located in Carts Street, Valletta is in a fairly dilapidated state and is not in use any longer. This fixture is probably unique in Malta and may have some missing elements.

Fire hydrants used to be present in various urban areas as a supply of water in case of fires in the vicinity and included an enamelled H street sign at street corners indicating the presence of such hydrants in the area. This example is located in St Nicholas Street, Valletta and has been restored recently.

Junction boxes were first installed in Malta probably with the introduction of electricity but their use has since been superseded by substations due to technological advancements. This feature is located ion Triq l-Isptar Navali in Kalkara.

Mepa scheduled these cast-iron street fixtures as Grade 1 national monuments as per Government Notice no. 829/07 in the Government Gazette dated September 10, 2007.