MALTA: Naxxar - Old Ġorġa's Bakery & 18th century Village Prison

Together with Rita O'Dwyer of SBS Radio Australia, Joseph Brincat and his brother Emanuel gave us a tour of his grandfather's old bakery shop in Naxxar. It is located within the 18th century housing area in the historic village.
Joseph's grandparents operated the bakery shop for several decades. The bakery was passed down to his uncle Emanuel. It ceased operation in 1982.
The old time Maltese Bakery was an establishment found in all towns and villages. These bakeries, apart from baking bread and pastries, were also used by the local communities.
Before the time of gas, electricity and household ovens, housewives used to take their Sunday Roast and baked meals to be cooked at these bakeries. Early each Sunday morning and Festa days, women and young ladies carried pots and baking dishes to the local bakery. By midday they returned to the bakeries to collect their cooked meals.
Later, Joseph showed us the old Village Prison which is situated right behind the bakery.
The Village Prison on Triq Il-Ħabs (Prison Road):
The prison and Law Courts have nothing to do with one another, the former proceeding the latter by over a century.
A prison in a village outside the walled cities was unique in the 18th century. It probably housed those who failed to pay their debts.
It actually had a number of houses and not prison cells. The condemned person was allowed to live with his family in a sort of house arrest.
Music - Lil Cilia from the album Neon by Manuel Casha, Melbourne, Australia.
SBS Radio Australia: www.sbs.com.au/...
Produced by: Alfred & Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech,Mosta, Malta.
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