Castle Cornet Guernsey

Protecting the Harbour of St. Peter Port since 1206	Castle Cornet, St. Peter Port, Guernsey	West side of Castle Cornet facing St. Peter Port	Town Bastion, the northwest corner of Castle Cornet
These outer walls date from the 16th C. reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I	Town Bastion, Castle Cornet	Town Bastion, the northwest corner of Castle Cornet	North side of Castle Cornet, St. Peter Port
West side of Castle Cornet	Castle Cornet was captured by the French in 1338 who held it until 1345	The north curtain wall dates from 1570	North side of Castle Cornet from the Drawbridge
One of the old towers, Castle Cornet	Castle Cornet from the breakwater	Sharp corner of the Town Bastion, Castle Cornet	Information board, Castle Cornet
Map of Castle Cornet	Weather-worn coat-of-arms of Elizabeth I over the entrance to Castle Cornet	The Channel Islands remained British after the loss of Normandy in 1204	Redcoat, Castle Cornet
The Story of Castle Cornet museum	Artist's impression of 13th C. Castle Cornet	Crossbowman, Castle Cornet	Expansion of Castle Cornet in the 15th C.
Cannon were added to Castle Cornet in 1435	Stained Glass with coat-of-arms of Guernsey, similar to Normandy	Model of Castle Cornet after the 16th C. expansion	Painting of Castle Cornet with British naval vessels
Map of Castle Cornet, an island before the construction of the breakwater in the 19th C.	Model of a cannon installed in one of the round towers	Castle Cornet was an active military post until 1940 when it was captured by the Germans	Royal Artillery, Castle Cornet
Royal Artillery, Castle Cornet	German Occupation of Guernsey	Festung Guernsey, 1944	German anti-aircraft gun installed in the castle during World War II
German identification of British military uniforms and ranks	German weapons of World War II, Cornet Castle	Luftwaffe Belt Buckle, Castle Cornet Museum	Cannons, Castle Cornet
British Coat-of-Arms, Cornet Castle	Noonday Gun, Cornet Castle	Noonday Gun, Cornet Castle	Medieval barbican, mid-13th C., Castle Cornet
View of the Breakwater and Lighthouse from Castle Cornet	Painting of a British Saunders Roe A.27 London arriving in Guernsey	Defeat of a German Zeppelin in 1915	RAF No. 201 Squadron Museum
Supermarine Southampton operated by the 201st 1929-1936	Life preserver of the German U-Boat Schwarzer Panther which surrendered in May 1945	Avro Shakleton maritime patrol aircraft operated by the 201st 1958-1970	The Nimrod, operated 1970-2010
RAF Flying Boat Squadron 201	Royal Guernsey Milita Museum, Cornet Castle	Flintlock Pistols, 18th C., Royal Guernsey Militia Museum	Infantry Uniforms and Headwear, 1815-1860
Royal Artillery, Castle Cornet	Sutler's Garden, Castle Cornet	Upper Barracks, Castle Cornet	St. Peter Port from Castle Cornet
13th Centre Castle Gate	Heading into the oldest part of Castle Cornet	Castle Cornet from the Citadel	St. Peter Port breakwater and lighthouse from the Citadel
Union Jack over the Citadel, Castle Cornet	RAF flag, Castle Cornet	World War I recruitment poster	Daily Mail War Map, Royal Light Infantry Museum
Triple Entente vs Triple Alliance	Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Museum	Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Museum	German helmet, Royal Light Infantry Museum
World War I tank, Royal Light Infantry Museum	Officer's Service Dress Tunic and 1916 steel helmet	Cannon on the north	Barbican, Cornet Castle
Model of the Isle of Sark (1931-1960), Maritime Museum, Castle Cornet	Model of the Guernsey fully-rigged ship Golden Spur	Portrait of King George V, Maritime Museum, Cornet Castle	St. Peter Port Lifeboat, Maritime Museum, Cornet Castle
Wreck of the Stella, Maritime Museum, Cornet Castle	Sinking of the Stella off Alderney, 1899	Model of the Channel Islands ferry Stella, wrecked in 1899	Early diving gear, Maritime Museum, Cornet Castle
Models of the Condor Line ferries currently used in the Channel Islands	Model of the destroyer HMS Bulldog (H91), 1929-1945	Gold medal - Rear-Admiral Lord Nelson of the Nile	Star of the Order of Bath and Royal Order of the Sword awarded to James Saumarez, early 19th C.
Painting of old St. Peter Port, Maritime Museum, Castle Cornet	Painting of old St. Peter Port, Maritime Museum, Castle Cornet	French chart of the British Isles, Maritime Museum	French nautical chart of the Channel Islands
Model of Cornet Castle in the 19th C.	Noonday Gun, Castle Cornet, Guernsey	Low tide, Castle Cornet	The Channel Islands have very large tidal swings