Monuments
Original
The original monument, built in 1820, was in height. It was built of granite and a staircase inside wound up to its summit. It had the simple inscription, "Doyle - Gratitude". A coloured engraving of the monument appears in the book ''Festung Guernsey'' which was created by the German occupiers to document their defences of the island. The monument was demolished by German engineers in 1944 during the Occupation as ''Batterie Strassburg'' was built close to the site and it blocked the 360-degree angle of fire, photographs showing the demolition were taken.Replacement
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.References
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