 Constitution Steps, Guernsey. Eyre & Spottiswoode's Woodbury Series, no. 4197. |
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Constitution Steps (Escaliers de Mont Gibel) lead up from Market Street to Clifton. C.E.B. Brett writes in Buildings in the town and parish of St Peter Port (1975) that "these steep alleyways, part steps, part paved, wind their diverse ways up the slopes of the escarpement overlooking the town and the quays; they are crucial to the special character of St Peter Port. Each has a slightly different character and flavour; each enjoys a slightly different succession of panoramic views..." The sender of this postcard, in August 1913, wasn't entirely convinced: "Pretty place but think Jersey will be nicer", though at least "Grapes awfully good here & so cheap likewise tomatoes 4d a lb". There's another view of these Steps, with inhabitants, here. |