Doyle Monument

The Doyle Monument

The Doyle Monument is located in Jerbourg Point in the southeastern point of the Bailiwick of Guernsey within St Martin Parish. It was built to honor Sir John Doyle (1756-1834), Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 1803-1816, by the people of the island.[1]

The original monument, built in 1820, was 96 feet (29 m) in height. It was built of granite and a staircase inside wound up to its summit.[2] It had the simple inscription, "Doyle - Gratitude".[3] It was demolished by German engineers during the Occupation in the Second World War.

A second smaller monument, a granite column, was built in the same location, a small hill, at a cost of £1,400, and was completed in 1953.[4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Voice of masonry and tidings from the craft. 1868. pp. 353–. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. ↑ A Companion to the Island of Guernsey ... compiled from the best authors ... With a map of the island. Collins, 1835. p. 120.
  3. ↑ The Annual biography and obituary. Longman. 1835. pp. 256–. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Doyle Monument The monument to the former Lieutenant Governor who was responsible for building much of the island's defences is the second one to be built in his memory.". BBC. March 12, 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. ↑ Lemprière, Raoul (1976). Customs, ceremonies and traditions of the Channel Islands. Hale. p. 34. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

Coordinates: 49°25′37″N 2°32′03″W / 49.4269°N 2.5342°W / 49.4269; -2.5342

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