A niche in Marsaxlokk has undergone an amazing transformation in the past year after receiving some much-needed restorative care.

Works on the niche included the cleaning of several stone surfaces as well as the removal of cables and wires. It was also given a new colour scheme, after it was spotted that differently coloured layers of paint where present beneath the surface layer.

Confusion surrounds the late-19th-century niche, dedicated to Christ the Redeemer, as the exact date of completion is not clear: while the year 1883 is inscribed at the back, the year 1884 is mentioned in the marble plaque on the niche's façade.