Thursday 24 August 2017

Guernsey 2017 - Sights

 GUERNSEY
 
ST PETER PORT
 
St Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey and the islands main port.
 

St Peter Port
 
St Peter Port

St Peter Port

St Peter Port
High Street

The donkey is a symbol of Guernsey, and the populace is often referred to as donkeys.


St Peter Port
Donkey Statue

St Peter Port
V Birthday
St Peter Port
Guernsey's Blue Postboxes
 
CASTLE CORNET

Castle Cornet

Castle Cornet
Guernsey St Peter Port
Castle Cornet
Guernsey St Peter Port

Castle Cornet
Guernsey St Peter Port

Castle Cornet
Guernsey St Peter Port

LITTLE CHAPEL

Little Chapel


The Little Chapel is situated near les Vauxbelets in the parish of St Martin. It measures 2.7m long and 1.8m wide and is thought to be the smallest functioning chapel in the world. The original was built in 1914 by Bother Deodat.

The chapel is decorated with sea shells, broken china and pebbles.

Little Chapel

Little Chapel Altar 
Little Chapel
Guernsey broken china decoration

Little Chapel
Last supper broken china decoration
Little Chapel
Baden Powel broken china decoration
 
 V Little Chapel
 
Little Chapel
Gateway 
Little Chapel
Neighbours

GUERNSEY OCCUPTION MUSEUM

 
Guernsey Occupation Museum

Guernsey Occupation Museum
 
DOYLE MONUMENT
 
 
The Doyle monument is located on Jerourg Point on the south east coast of Guernsey. The monument is dedicated to Sir John Doyle, Governor of the Bailiwick of Guernsey from 1803 to 1816. It was Doyle who was responsible for the strengthening of the defences on the island after the Napoleonic Wars.
 
The original monument was demolished in 1944 by the occupying German forces in order to provide 360 degrees fields of artillery fire for the Batterie Strassburg. The current memorial was built in 1953.
 
Doyle Monument
Jerbourg Point

Doyle Monument Inscription
Jerbourg Point

 MOULIN HUET and PETIT BOT BAYS
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Guernsey Bays
Moulin Huet and Petit Bot Bay

Petit Bot Bay

Moulin Huet Bay

Moulin Huet Bay

Moulin Huet Bay

 V Moulin Huet Bay

Moulin Huet Bay
Lunch location
 
GUERNSEY
Guernsey Cow
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