Views from Victoria Tower, St. Peter Port, Guernsey. Where the Victoria Tower is there used to be a prehistoric dolmen. Then in 1555 the dolmen was destroyed and a windmill was built there. Then in 1846 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited Guernsey, the first time a reigning monarch had visited here. It was then decided to build a tower to commemorate the visit and in 1848 the windmill was demolished and the 100ft high Victoria Tower was ...
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