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30-570: St. Peter Port is a small town (commonly referred to by locals as just "town") consisting mostly of steep, narrow streets and steps on the overlooking slopes. It is known that a trading post/town existed here before Roman times with a pre-Christian name which has not survived. The parish covers an area of 6.5 km. The postal code for addresses in the parish starts with GY1. People from St. Peter Port were nicknamed "les Villais" (the townspeople) or "cllichards" in Guernésiais . St. Peter Port

60-678: A number of steel and concrete bunkers and casemates, most of which are located on the Castle pier. One bunker was removed from the New Jetty after the war due to fears that weight may collapse the jetty. Considerable work has recently been undertaken strengthening the New Jetty. A workshop erected by the Germans on the Albert Pier was demolished in the 1970s. During the mid 1980s the harbour was dredged to provide easier access for shipping, with

90-418: A squadron of bombers over the islands and bombed the harbours of Guernsey and Jersey. In St Peter Port some lorries lined up to unload tomatoes for export to England were mistaken by the reconnaissance for troop carriers. Forty-four islanders were killed in the raids. The BBC then broadcast the message that the islands had been declared "open towns", after Prime Minister Winston Churchill refused to announce

120-464: Is covered by the local television news programmes: BBC Channel Islands News and ITV News Channel TV . Guernsey's two main radio stations: BBC Radio Guernsey and Island FM are based in the town. The local newspaper is the Guernsey Press . Candie Gardens , an award-winning restored Victorian Garden, features statues of Victor Hugo and Queen Victoria . The Guernsey Museum at Candie and

150-461: Is on the east coast of Guernsey overlooking Herm and the tiny Jethou ; a further channel separates Sark and surrounding islets such as Brecqhou ; Normandy 's long Cotentin Peninsula and, to the south-east, Jersey are visible in very clear conditions from some of the town's highest vantage points. The parish borders St. Sampson in the north, The Vale in the north-west, St. Andrew in

180-420: The 2016 Guernsey general election in: Guernsey bank notes feature a number of parish buildings: GY postcode area 49°27′58″N 2°32′46″W  /  49.466°N 2.546°W  / 49.466; -2.546 The GY postcode area , also known as Guernsey postcode area , its post town, is a group of 10 consecutive postal districts covering Guernsey , Alderney , Sark , Herm and

210-543: The Commodore Clipper . Two large cranes and a number of smaller ones facilitate the loading/unloading of containers. The southern arm of the original harbour going east from near the Town Church was originally a mole , referred to in 1275 by Edward I of England when it was mentioned as needing reconstruction, given permission to raise a local tax to cover the cost, little was done until a dry stone pier,

240-647: The Model Yacht Pond , was opened in 1887 for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. In the First World War a French seaplane base was established on the pier, next to the pond. From 1931 to 1951 oil was imported at the Albert dock, the Germans building tunnels in 1942 to house fuel containers at La Vallette, the tunnels now form a museum. A purpose built quay built in 1987 with a reinforced concrete deck supported on piles with pontoons, built out from

270-589: The Priaulx Library are both situated within the grounds of the garden respectively. Cambridge Park is a recreational park that includes Winston Churchill Avenue, ‘a leafy tree-lined pedestrian avenue’, named after Winston Churchill , and a skate park. In 2014, the parish was a Gold & Category Winner in the RHS Britain in Bloom competition, followed in 2016 with another Gold medal. The features of

300-581: The Castle Pier to provide facilities for the small number of local fishing boats. Two marinas are dedicated to local yachts and motor boats. The smaller original 1975 Albert Marina, located between the Castle and Albert piers and the newer Queen Elizabeth II Marina located north of the St Julian's Pier which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1989. Both marinas have retaining sills. Visiting tourist yachts and motor vessels can tie up to pontoons inside

330-606: The GY10 district which would cover all addresses on the island of Alderney, leaving just those of smaller Sark in GY9. This was intended to reduce the amount of mail being sent to the wrong island. The States of Alderney opposed doing it that way round, and instead Sark changed from sector GY9 0 to GY10 1 on 5 January 2011. St Peter Port Harbour Saint Peter Port Harbour is located in Saint Peter Port , Guernsey. It

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360-737: The coastal path which leads to the very pretty Fermain Bay after a walk of about 20–25 minutes. St. Peter Port has an oceanic climate ( Cfb ) with mild summers and cool winters. Saint Peter Port is subdivided into four cantons: In addition, the islands of Herm and Jethou belong to the parish, but are not part of any canton. They belong to Electoral district Saint Peter Port South. St. Peter Port has an English Isthmian League club, Guernsey F.C. who play at Footes Lane . The Guernsey Rugby Football Club also play at Footes Lane and compete in National League 3 London & SE . St. Peter Port

390-567: The demilitarisation through diplomatic channels, and later in the day reported the German bombing of the island. The Second World War saw the town also bombed by Allied bombers which killed harbour workers and caused damage to the harbour, such as on 14 June 1944, having been identified by Cryptanalysis of the Enigma intercepts, which was confirmed with a solo photographic reconnaissance Spitfire from No. 541 Squadron RAF , German submarine U-275

420-601: The excavated aggregate pumped through pipes to reclaim the land currently used for the North Beach parking, between the harbour and the Queen Elizabeth II Marina. A passenger terminal and customs facilities are located on St Julian's Pier . Facilities at the harbour include two ro-ro ramps for cars and lorries that travel on car/passenger ferries such as the 102m long trimaran Condor Liberation or freight/car/passenger traditional ferries such as

450-611: The harbour in the firing line in 1643 between the Royalist held Castle Cornet and the Parliamentarian held town. Cannonballs fired from the castle caused some damage to the town. In 1831 gas lamps replaced oil lamps on quays, in 1857 electric lights were demonstrated. The harbour piers were extended by 1864 to allow ships to berth at any state of the tide. Problems were experienced with many piers, quicksand, subsidence and bulges were often solved with piles and by reducing

480-505: The harbour will not allow cruise ships to enter resulting in the ships needing to anchor in the roads. The disembarkation of passengers, mainly using their own ships tenders was, until 2014 using a ro-ro ramp on the White Rock pier until an alternative pontoon and ramp were installed attached to the Albert Pier. Initially the ramp caused complaints as it was considered too steep to passengers to climb when tides were very low, in 2015 this

510-581: The inner harbour, which has a fixed barrier to maintain water in the harbour at low tide, or may moor against outer harbour deep water pontoons. St Peter Port marina is the largest marina in the British Isles, it hosts over 10,500 visiting yachts every year. The island has become a regular destination for cruise ships with over 100 ships arriving between April and October and is the largest tender port for cruise liners in Europe. The restricted size of

540-586: The pier being laid in 1853. The first weighbridge was built on the pier in 1861, later rebuilt in stone in 1892 and upgraded to 20-ton in 1923. Moving east along the pier you reach the Cambridge Berth (1909), the new Inter-Island Quay, the Ro-Ro ramps (1975), the New Jetty (1927) and finally the White Rock Pier with its Lo-Lo facilities. The Castle Pier was constructed in the 1850s to protect

570-461: The south, the land gets higher (but not as high as St Martin's or the Forest ). Grassy, gently terraced cliffs behind sea walls (including projections) topped by trees characterise the southern part of the coast here (by an underground military museum and historic battery at semi-wooded Havelet ). In the north is the more built-up Admiral Park development. To the south of the town lies Havelet Bay and

600-679: The southern side of the expanded harbour. Connecting the south esplanade with Castle Cornet to the east. There is a retaining wall for the Albert Marina, the Fish Quay built from the model yacht pond, a connecting bridge to Castle Cornet , and at the end the Castle Breakwater, authorised in 1854, completed in 1861, with its lighthouse completed 1868. The abattoir was completed and the Victoria Boat Pond, later called

630-451: The town include: The parish of Saint Peter Port hosts: The following main roads (listed from north-south) provide important links between St Peter Port and the other parishes: The following coastal roads (listed from north to south) are also very important as they provide access to the shops, carparks and the harbour : Saint Peter Port comprises two administrative division , St Peter Port South and St Peter Port North. In

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660-534: The two inhabited lesser islets in that region of the Channel Islands . It was established in 1993 as an extension of the United Kingdom postcode system . The approximate coverage of the postal districts. The post town is GUERNSEY for all postcode districts Previously, both Alderney and Sark were covered by the GY9 district. In March 2009, Royal Mail had "agreed in principle" for the creation of

690-551: The weight through making problem piers hollow. Dredging in 1899 and removal of some rock from the harbour bed, improved services. Since 1881 the harbour has housed the Saint Peter Port Lifeboat Station , originally in a building on the Castle Pier. The First World War saw the establishment of a French seaplane base, on the pier close to Castle Cornet. The pilots flew on constant watch for German submarines. On 28 June 1940, German commanders sent

720-599: The west and St. Martin in the south. The name of the nearest channel is the Little Russel , in which sits the Bréhon Tower ; that separating Sark is the Big Russel . Both in width are less than half of Guernsey's greatest length and dotted with coastal rocks and stacks quite near those islands, some of which are narrowly submerged. The land in the north and by the harbour is low-lying but not marshy. In

750-489: Was a natural anchorage used by the Romans which has been changed into an artificial harbour that is now the island's main port for passengers. Loose cargo, liquids and gas are shipped to and from St Sampson's harbour. Castle Cornet has formed the harbour main defence for centuries. The castle was formerly a tidal island, but since 1859 a breakwater has connected it to the enlarged harbour. The earliest evidence of shipping

780-486: Was attacked by no less than 8 Hawker Typhoon strike attack aircraft of No. 263 Squadron RAF while tied up in harbour. No damage was caused to the submarine; escorting vessels were not so lucky, where the rockets hit a Dutch coaster M.V. Karel in the harbour. Many windows in town were shattered including most of those in the Town Church . The Nazi German forces improved the defences of the harbour including building

810-402: Was completed by the late 1770s, prior to that everything was landed on the beach, cattle still being made to swim ashore. In 1838 the entrance to the old harbour was widened to make it 40 ft at the top and 68 ft at the bottom. In 1893 the pier was rebuilt to 220 ft length. St Julian's Pier is the pier running east from St Julian's Avenue roundabout. The foundation stone for

840-479: Was constructed by 1580. The pier was well built, standing 35 ft high and 360 ft long, paved with a parapet and still being in good condition in 1815. Until 1806 a roundhouse tower at the end of the pier had been used as a holding cell for prisoners who needed to be shipped by sea to Castle Cornet, a lighthouse was built on the remains of the roundhouse in 1831 before being demolished in 1860. Improved in 1861-63 with north return arm now at right angles. It

870-561: Was renamed in honour of Prince Albert who had died in 1861. A statue of Prince Albert, a copy of an original by Joseph Durham , was erected in 1863. The northern arm of the original harbour heads east from the Quay, with a retaining pier for the Careening Hard going north. Originally built from 1703 as a breakwater, gradually improved and by 1750 was completed as a dry construction with an arm heading south east. The harbour quay

900-485: Was the discover of a wreck in 1982 in the entrance of the harbour, which has been named "Asterix". It is thought to be a 3rd-century Roman cargo vessel and was probably at anchor or grounded when the fire broke out. The first breakwater, from before the 13th century was a mole, made of loose stones, where the Albert Pier now stands. In 1605, a Royal Charter authorised a pettie Custume tax on imports to Guernsey to pay for harbour development. The English Civil War saw

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