Memories of Libya 1956 to 1959

Contributed by Trevor STUBBERFIELD 52A

Libyan Scenes Part 2c.

Colour slides of Tripoli City, 1957, contributed by John Doggett, R. E. who was a member of

22 Field Engineer Regiment, based in Gialo Barracks, Tripoli.

(02) Bustling activity in Castle Square, latterly known as Martyr Square then Green Square.

(04) Policeman on point duty, protected by a square parasol.

(05) The covered arcades gave shelter from the sun for the shoppers.

(06) Street scene in the more modern area of the city.

(07) Two cycling traders pass the Gazelle Fountain on the main promenade alongside the harbour.

(08) A local hardware shop, something for everybody, open all hours.

(10) Street scene featuring a Vespa scooter blocking off a Ford Taunus saloon.

(12) In the old city, very different conditions to the modern city.

(13) Street scene in the old city.

(14) A covered passageway surmounted by the local electrical power distribution cable network.

(24) Shipping in the harbour.

(28) From the promenade, looking towards the entrance to the old city through the castle archway.

(33) Two columns at the meeting of Castle Square with the harbour promenade. The far column is surmounted by a sculpture of an Arab dhow.

(33a) Black and white detail of the sculpture on top of one of the columns. It depicts the mythology of Romulus, founder of Rome, and his twin brother Remus, who were abandoned but survived by suckling from a she wolf who saved them.

(35) Within the harbour walls.

(36) Street scene looking down on a local restaurant.

(37) A view across the rooftops of the old city.

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First Published: 15th April 2018.

Latest Update: 1st June 2018.

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Libyan Scenes Continued