A Lighthouse for the Isle of Guernsey

People often say that 'It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.' The squeaky wheel on the Isle of Guernsey in the year of 1846 was one Captain W. Sadler of the steam packet Sir Francis Drake. This tenacious mariner was adamant for the need of a lighthouse on the island of Guernsey and in his fervor proved a Royal thorn in the side of Trinity House, the organization charged with the responsibility of British lighthouses. Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands belonging to Great Britain but located close to France rather than near the English coast. It is second in size to Jersey, 74 miles from Portland, England and 30 miles from France.