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This week in Guernsey
Guernsey’s ability to produce its own fresh water received a significant boost this week in 1960 when the British Home Secretary opened the seawater distillation plant at La Hure Mare, Vale. It was capable of distilling 80,000 gallons of seawater into 20,000 gallons of raw water every hour, but within 10 years it had been abandoned.
ÂGuernsey Monopoly went on sale this week in 2013. The famed board game included local landmarks like Guernsey Airport, Hauteville House and St Peter Port Harbour. Guess which property was the most expensive, then click here to see if you're right.
ÂThis week in 1971, Dame Sibyl Hathaway picked her favourite records on the BBC's long-running Desert Island Discs. She was one of the only guests who was able to say that she lived on an island of about the size envisaged by the programme. Her selection was mainly classical, but there was one surprising entry…
ÂWhen Guernsey’s stone crackers demanded a pay rise this week in 1915, the matter was raised in Parliament. James O’Grady, MP argued that the rock they quarried was vital to the British war effort. Was he successful? Click to find out.
ÂThis week in 1941, Hitler demanded the Channel Islands' fortification and, in doing so, changed their appearance forever. He ordered between 200 and 250 strongpoints on each of the larger islands, with the deadline for competion set as the end of the following year.
ÂSir Charles Hayward bought the lease of Jethou this week in 1971 for £91,000. He lived there with his wife until his death in 1983.
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