Photos by Kansenji : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Tony Richardson: Did you by any chance know my mother Tessa Lawless, ex RAF PM who was posted at RAF Changi, 1952-55?

She brought life to the place, organising parties and social gatherings! Those days were amongst her happiest and she has very vivid memories and stories of her time there. Unfortunately, these include a few tragedies, which I guess were par for the course in the circumstances.

Mum accompanied the first British Army Cas Evacs from Korea. She collected them from Japan and was photographed as the unnamed nurse stepping out of the aircraft at Changi.

Just wondered whether her name rang any bells?!

I got married at the Boma on Church Road. Before that I lived at the Hubert Young Hostel for Teachers also on Church Road but I think that has been knocked down now. I can't find it on Google Earth. My sister lived out of town at Botha's Rust, but I can't find that either. So much building has taken place.

I shudder to think of it! Thanks for your comment and greetings from Canada.

Lusaka Municipal swimming pool used to be near here, in the triangle between Luano Road, Church Road & Bwinjimfumu Road (probably behind the petrol station shown). I enjoyed many afternoons (after school) swimming there, between 1962 & 1964. The pool closed in about 1965 when the Olympic Pool was built elsewhere.

My family lived in Lusaka from November 1962 (the population then was 120,000, 10% of the present population)!

Lusaka Cathedral (as it was then known) had only just finished being built and was famed for its huge stained glass windows. The cathedral also featured on a postage stamp (one of a 3-piece set) that was released at Independence on 24th October 1964. The stamps were released for only 14 days, so are quite rare; fortunately I have the set.

allah aleek ya sweesy. my father has a photo in his teenage in this place i'll load it soon. i hope we start to show how it was a nice city before and may the decision makers understand it deserves to be better and to look nicer.

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A great photo that seems to show the start of a long voyage towards the Canary Isles. These "fishermen" seem more like poor Mauritanians seeking a better life in Europe. Did they ever get there? We'll probably never know.

Photo taken from the 10th floor of the Tenerife Playa Hotel in early July 2005.

On my previous visit to Tenerife in December 1982, this beautiful road tunnel left a firm imprint on my memory & I just HAD to photograph it upon my return.

Photo taken June 2005.