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31: 175: 92: 197: 146:. The statue of Hugo was erected in 1914, and was a gift of the French Government as thanks for the hospitality shown towards the writer during his exile on Guernsey. It was sculpted by 164:. The Upper Gardens also feature the Guernsey Museum and an adjacent café, in the former bandstand. The museum was established in 1978, replacing the former Pavilion, at which 419: 189:
The Lower Gardens feature a rare surviving example of a Victorian Public Flower Garden, which was restored in 1998-99. There are also two surviving
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played in 18 August 1963. The Beatles performed two shows on the day, at 7pm and 9.15pm, were their only ones on the island, and were promoted by
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Poster advertising the Beatles playing a concert in Candie Gardens, Guernsey 18 August 1963
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The gardens were originally those of Candie House, and became a public park in 1894.
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from stone, mounted on a limestone base, which, in turn, sits on a block of
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The Upper Gardens feature panoramic views over the islands of
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in the Lower Gardens, both dating from 1792 and 1793.
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St Peter Port
St Peter Port
Guernsey

Victor Hugo
Herm
Sark
Queen Victoria
Victor Hugo
Diamond Jubilee
bronze
C B Birch
Aberdeen
Thames Embankment
foundry
Thames Ditton
Jean Boucher
Jaonneuse
granite
Priaulx Library
The Beatles
Baron Pontin.

Café Victoria
greenhouses



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