Victoria Tower - Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
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dtrebilc
N 49° 27.494 W 002° 32.563
30U E 533138 N 5478497
This 100 feet high tower was built to celebrate a surprise visit by Queen Victoria to the island of Guernsey in 1846.
Waymark Code: WMYQKZ
Location: Guernsey
Date Posted: 07/12/2018
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An information board at the entrance has the following information.
On 24th August 1846 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert paid a surprise visit to Guernsey. It was the first by a reigning monarch and was of great importance to islanders.
An inscribed granite stone was laid marking the spot where Queen Victoria had stepped ashore at St Peter Port harbour and a tower, subsequently named Victoria Tower, was commissioned to commemorate the visit. The Tower, designed by William Coiling, cost £2,000 which was funded by public subscription. The start of the project was heralded by a magnificent public ceremony on 27th May 1848 at which the Governor of Guernsey, Major General John Bell, laid the foundation stone.
The ceremony was attended by the Island's Bailiff, local officials, the Militia and large crowds of islanders.
Access :- The tower is kept locked but can be accessed by visitors who may collect the key from Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery in Candle Gardens during normal opening hours
Terms and conditions apply
A cut out section view of the tower on the board shows that the tower has four levels with a viewing platform on the highest level.
There is also a commemorative stone on the side of the tower in French.
En Commemoration
de la visite faite a
cette isle par notre
Soveraine Dame
La Rene Victoria
le xxiv Aout 1846