A video compiled by a British company has captured life in Malta in the 1930s, when people trotted through Valletta in a karozzin, as goats were milked at people’s doorstep.

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Apart from the glimpses of a lifestyle that has since disappeared, some of the shots capture the dramatic changes in the urban spread.

One shot taken from the bastions where the Hotel Phoenicia now stands show the tip of Sa Maison, Ta’ Xbiex and Manoel Island, unrecognisable because of the depth of field which makes has erased the different perspectives.

Cars can be see driving through the old City Gate, and the Union Jack flies over San Anton Palace, where couples stroll wearing hats and formal suits.

At one point in the four-minute feature, St Luke’s Hospital – whose foundations were laid in April 1930 – can be seen on the hill, still new and gleaming. Navy ships and military trucks can be seen in many shots, with uniformed servicemen strolling in various locations.

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