page_title: Forni della Signoria
section_title: Redevelopment and remains
hierarchical_section_title: Forni della Signoria / History / Redevelopment and remains
caption_attribution_description: English: Vincenti buildings
context_page_description: The Forni della Signoria was a bakehouse, housing a number of bakeries, built during the Order of St John in Valletta, Malta. It was built in the late 16th century, and it produced bread for the inhabitants of Valletta and the surrounding area, as well as for the Order's garrison and navy.
  It remained in use by the French and later the British militaries, until a new Royal Naval Bakery was opened in Birgu in 1845. The bakery was subsequently converted into stores, before falling into disrepair. The building was demolished in the early 20th century to make way for Vincenti Buildings. The bakery gave its name to Old Bakery Street, one of the main streets of Valletta.
context_section_description: In the mid-1930s the site was purchased by the architect Gustavo R. Vincenti. He raised a Modernism (Art Nouveau or simply an Art Deco) block, known as Vincenti Buildings after its architect in 1938. Vincenti Buildings were damaged during WWII but were faithfully repaired to the original design. Some of the residences have been converted into offices.
  In March 2010, Enemalta workers uncovered remains of the bakery's foundations during paving works in Strait Street. The remains consist of sections of a wall up to four courses high and laid on bedrock. Other remains were also found at Melita Street across Old Bakery Street. A detailed wooden model of the bakery, probably dating back to the British period, is found at the Heritage Malta reserve collection at the Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu.
caption: The Vincenti Buildings, the place where the bakery stood
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