GAP Developers plc, the developers of the multi-awarded Fort Cambridge project, have announced that preparations are underway of a tender for the restoration of Fort Cambridge’s Battery. “Now that 80% of works on the apartment blocks at Fort Cambridge are complete we are working to start working in earnest on the restoration of the fort’s battery. A tender to this effect will be issued in the coming weeks with an aim to ensure that the works on the restoration of Fort will be complete by the time residents move in. This will avoid unnecessary disturbances for residents,” said a spokesperson for GAP plc.

Fort Cambridge is situated on the site of the Cambridge battery, built by the British in the second half of the 19th century. The battery was once the home of a 100 tonne gun and was manned by 35 soldiers belonging to the Royal Garrison Artillery and an infantry detachment. Throughout the development of the luxurious Fort Cambridge residential project, GAP have always worked to ensure that this precious piece of Maltese history is immaculately preserved. As a matter of fact, the project’s developers and architects have recently submitted an application to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) for the restoration of the Fort Cambridge battery. The objective of this application is to keep and recover the external appearance of the battery and restore it to its original extent.

GAP Developments plc have researched military archives in UK and obtained plans of the Fort Cambridge battery, with the aim of gaining an insight of what the battery looked like when it was built. This information will now be used by the restorers in their efforts to guarantee that once they are restored, the battery and fort are true to historical records. Thus far, Fort Cambridge plc has already removed all alien structures forming part of a previous development, such that the battery has now been cleared and is awaiting restoration. Restoration works will be carried out by a team of skilled tradesmen and architects from TBA Periti, working under the supervision of architect Prof. Alex Torpiano.