The former military services 'cipher block' located in the ditch below Glormu Cassar Avenue in Valletta, close to the entrance to the War Rooms was demolished today.

The work was carried out by as part of the Grand Harbour Regeneration Project.

The single-storey building was constructed in the 1950s and housed the cipher operations of the British Mediterranean Fleet and later, Nato. It had been opened by Lord Louis Mountbatten.

The area is being restored and upgraded as part of a project which also includes the building of a new panoramic lift. The bastions have been extensively restored and the old zig-zag path leading to the area will also be rehabilitated, considerably improving access.

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