GuernseyIsland Graph

Houmet Paradis

Claim this listing

Vale·Attraction

Part of The National Trust of Guernsey

Standout

Bought at auction by anonymous islanders (2004)

Story

Originally called Houmet de l'Eperquerie (used for fish gutting and drying on perches). Renamed after the Collas family's nearby Paradis estate. Quarried in the 1920s and used for cattle grazing. Purchased by James Watson of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 for £500. Sold in 2004 by his descendants at auction to an anonymous group of Guernsey islanders to maintain as a nature reserve. (inferred from the source page)

Houmet Paradis is an uninhabited tidal island located off the north east coast of Guernsey between Miellette Bay and Petils Bay. It is managed by the National Trust of Guernsey as a nature reserve. The islet has connections to Victor Hugo's novel The Toilers of the Sea, where the hero Gilliatt commits suicide by drowning. The island was sold in 1951 to James Watson of Newcastle upon Tyne for £500, who placed it under the stewardship of the National Trust of Guernsey. —

This profile was assembled by software from the sources cited on this page. If something here is wrong, email hello@island.gg — corrections are made to the record.

Specialises in4

Each capability links to every business in the Bailiwick that shares it.

Contact

Website
nationaltrust.gg

History1

Key dates and recorded company events for Houmet Paradis.

  • 1951—Purchased by James Watson of Newcastle upon Tyne

Compiled from public sources — mistakes are possible. If something here looks wrong, let us know.

Also in Historic Sites & Landmarks

See all 21 Historic Sites & Landmarks in Guernsey →