Gibraltar Places Then & Now: K – O
1947 – King’s Street – 2018
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Picture (L): 1947
Picture (R): June 2018
Built in 1727, Landport was originally the only entrance into Gibraltar other by than sea.
History
After the territory was first captured from the Spanish in 1704, the British defended the Landport with guns. The gate was subsequently defended by the inundation – a flooded and fortified area of ground and there were also obstacles in it such as cheval de frise and metal hoops.
There was also a moat covering the northern approach – the Landport Ditch. The ditch’s defences included a palisade and a gunpowder mine which could be exploded beneath an assault. To cross these defences, there was a drawbridge which was pulled up at night.
Tobacco smugglers would exit the gate at this time and lurk outside, waiting for an opportunity to cross the neutral ground into Spain during the night.
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Landport Gate with wooden bridge and dry moat/View from Line Wall Rd (bridge)
Picture (L): 1915 – (photo by Charles Chusseau-Flaviens)
Picture (R): June 2018
1930s – Library Ramp – 2018
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View from Governor’s Parade
Picture (L): 1930s – L. Roisin
Picture (R): June 2018
1956 – Library Street – 2018
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View from Main Street Library Street leading up to Governor’s Parade
Picture (L): 1958
Picture (R): June 2018
Located next to the British War Memorial, the Esplande and Steps were built during the Governorship of Sir Horace Lockwood Smith Dorrien in 1921.
1930s – Line Wall The Esplanade & Boulevard – 2018
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Looking South
Picture (L): 1930s – Jean-Marie Combier (Combier Imprimeur Macon)
Picture (R): June 2018
1950s – Line Wall The Esplanade & Boulevard – 2018
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Looking South
Picture (L): 1950s
Picture (R): June 2018
1930s – Line Wall (harbour view) – 2018
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Harbour Views
Picture (L): 1930s (L. Roisin Postcard no. 9 ‘Warships in Harbour’)
Picture (R): August 2018 (view of Mid Harbour Estate in the distance)
1970s – Main Street – 2018
The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Crowned is a Roman Catholic cathedral and is the primary centre of Catholic worship in the Diocese of Gibraltar.
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Main Street next to Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned
Picture (L): April 1970s
Picture (R): June 2018
1950s – Main Street (City Mill Lane on right) – 2018
Main Street is Gibraltar’s main commercial and shopping district. It runs north to south through the old town and its route was established in the 14th century which was confirmed when the Puerta de África (now called the Southport Gates) were built in 1575, during the Spanish period.
Due to its position, being near the harbour, at the time, nearly every building in Main Street was damaged during the Great Siege of Gibraltar between 1779 and 1783 when the town was attacked by a combined French and Spanish fleet.
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Main Street – City Mill Lane junction
Picture (L): circa 1950s
Picture (R): June 2018
1950s – Main Street (College Lane on left) – 2018
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Main Street – College Lane on the left
Picture (L): 1950s
Picture (R): August 2018
1930s – Main Street (Horse Barrack Lane on right) – 2018
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Main Street – corner of Horse Barrack Lane
Picture (L): 1930s – L. Roisin
Picture (R): October 2018
1950s – Main Street (John Mackintosh Square on right) – 2018
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Main Street – corner of John Mackintosh Square
Picture (L): 1950s
Picture (R): June 2018
1950s – Main Street (King’s Street on right) – 2018
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Main Street – King’s Street junction
Picture (L): 1950s
Picture (R): October 2018
1876 – Main Street (Library Street on left) – 2018
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Main Street – Library Street junction
Picture (L): April 1876 – Street decorated for the visit of the Prince of Wales
Picture (R): June 2018
1911 – Main Street (North End) – 2018
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Looking North towards Casemates Square
Picture (L): 1911
Picture (R): October 2018
1930s – Main Street (Parliament Lane on right) – 2018
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Picture (L): 1930s – photo by L.Roisin (Lucien Roisin Besnard)
Picture (R): August 2018
c.1930s – Main Street (Post Office) – 2018
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View of the Post Office
Picture (L): circa 1930s – photo by Jean-Marie Combier (Combier Imprimeur Macon)
Picture (R): October 2018
1880s – Main Street (Turnbull’s Lane) – 2018
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Main Street – corner of Turnbull’s Lane
Picture (L): circa 1880s
Picture (R): June 2018
1860s – Moorish Castle – 2018
