400 Years In One Place

[debris4spike]

I stayed in St Helier in Jersey.

As I have already posted I visited a Medieval castle in another town, however as cannons were improved a new castle was needed, so in Elizabethan times, on a promitary of rock in St Helier harbour, the new castle was built, and named after the queen - Elizabeth Castle

I went over on the DUKW, as the tide was in. I decided to return the same way after walking to the ferry, round & up the castle, and had the walk home ... so at least I had 10 mins sit down!

So I saw Elizabethan castle. extended in the Napoleonic era (and I saw a musket and a cannon demonstration) ... and, being Jersey, there were also German additions. So 400 years of history.

The DUCW



 The Parade Ground - Napoleonic days



Inside one of the buildings









Looking down from the German additions





 German additiom at the top

German Gun emplacement on the edge of the Parade Ground



I love these original Sentry Boxes

Comments

[tellshannon815.livejournal.com]

Oh that takes me back to when I went to St Helier in 2002! The cannon for some reason wouldn't go off at first - it did on about the third attempt but not before two women had stormed off in disgust. I remember the DUCW as well.

[debris4spike]

Well if you go earlier on my posts you will see other Jersey posts, if you want.

Some people! I was there for an air display - first drops of rain over half the people left, even though we were told that the display would continue once the weather settled!