Victoria Tower investigations

The abuse investigation has moved to a bunker somewhere near Victoria Tower now, between Gorey and Anne Port. I thought I'd sneak a peek in an effort to work out which bunker it is, because I can't say I've ever noticed any where they seem to be looking.



From the road at La Crete headland...







... closer.






From a lane the other side of Anne Port...







.. plenty of tape there, by where there's apparently a bunker (I've never noticed). There were lights here last night, so this most north-easterly bunker here (closest to St.Cath's) seems to be the one.





.. I think this portable lighting mast is in the small NT carpark.







Meanwhile, from the other side of the area, while going to enjoy this view...






... here's the bunker with the aerials - which probably isn't the one being searched.








.. closer.








As I'm still none the wiser which bunker it is (possibly because there's very little of it still visible these days apparently) someone helpful on a forum created this for us, to show where all the bunkers are.


"The area was home to a Freya radar site, known as Fu Mo Ost. It was protected by two 2cm Flak 28s. There was an artillery HQ, an artillery searchlight and various infantry defence positions."
Also, "the Germans planned to put one of 9 naval rangefinding watchtowers up there, but only the 3 examples at Noirmont, Corbiere and Les Landes were built."

A new forum

While you wait for new pics, if you'd like a local forum.....



Why not try The Jersey Forum? One where the admins and moderators are normal, balanced, caring people - not IP-snooping control freaks or political extremists hellbent on radical change or toadying to The Establishment. Just a Jersey Forum where all are welcome to discuss anything of interest to fellow islanders, and where the only censorship will be for poor behaviour. Just like a good forum should be :)

Eye see

Probably enough pics of the Jersey Eye for now, unless I dream up any new angles to snap it from. Don't expect any pics from the thing.... I haven't decided if I can face it yet :o)


From a distance...







.. closer...








.. closer...







.. closer still...







.. and now we get to the bottom of it...








.. and the middle...





.. and the top.











Taking it sideways... (Quiet at the back! Umm....)








.. from by the fountains.

Beachy

It is what it is.








And so is this.








I simply haven't the imagination to give adequate descriptions to these.






.. they just.... are.








Take them or leave them...










.. I presume it'll be the latter.








I might as well write nothing.








































You are welcome to comment though :o)

Thanks

It's not 9 by 5!

It's nothing of Earth shattering importance I know, but... I read something the other day about an art exhibition called nine by five and how this seemed relevant to Jersey... and a Google search has revealed an awful lot of webpages where the island is described as 9 x 5 miles in size.... and it's starting to irritate me now....


Perhaps people are confusing the land area generally reported as about 45 square miles with the 9 and the 5 that so happily multiply together to that number? Obviously the irregular shape doesn't lend itself well to measurements like these, but I really think that at least 10 x 6 would be a bit more realistic.

I hereby claim the Nerd of the Week award! (I'll just hang on to it from last week)

Goodbye bus centre, hello square

Where there used to be a round garden with Queen Victoria's statue in the middle, before she was carted off to West Park to be forgotten about to make room for a load of buses, there is now a paved 'concrete desert' of open nothingness. Not a bad effort to be fair, just a bit bland though. Some grass would have been nice, and more places for office workers to sit and enjoy their lunches, possibly the return of Queen Victoria's statue, etc. How about (crazy, I know, but...) some trees, perhaps? Not just two or three?

Still, it'll be handy for events like food fairs and markets, etc.
Let's just hope they don't ruin the open space with an unwanted Art Gallery!


Still looks the same from here... apart from the putrid pink tarmac (who the heck has this repulsive fetish for that revolting colour?)



A reminder of the view along Commercial Buildings from by the tunnel...





.. where a new crossing will shift priority too far to pedestrians and no doubt hold up the traffic.... (there's going to be a hilarious gridlock one of these days around the tunnel.. Grenville St.. Columberie.. Hill St.. Mulcaster St.. it's bound to happen)




... and of course they've extinguished the road along here - can't have that can we (or on-street parking... no.. no... no...)





.. further in.








So here it is. Open space at the Weighbridge.







... which actually feels quite pleasant. Gosh, a tree!







It's a fairly attractive row of buildings, so why hide them behind a hedge?





Left a bit, the Royal Yacht Hotel next to the Museum...







.. closer.







Looks like they've got plans for a crossing here but haven't quite got there yet....








.. to the left from there, they're guiding us towards the Steam Clock...






.. left a bit, towards the tunnel.







The hotel...






.. closer.







A snap to show the paving.







At least there's still some part of Caledonia Place's road left, to go down here into Ordnance Yard...
(another load of bollards too)
Note the museum's arch has been moved forwards again.



Towards Mulcaster Street...







.. back from there....
(shows the concrete desert effect, does it not?)






.. closer.








A new open 'feel' towards Liberation Square








.. and again.







Into the light, towards the harbour.






Yet more massive bumped crossings - and they wonder why so many people drive bump-absorbing 4x4s?! Duh...!