The 1,430m-long breakwater – part of the new Braye Harbour - was built by engineer Thomas Jackson, who’d previously built railways and canals. It was completed by 1864 but the contract to repair breaches caused by stormy conditions in the Atlantic had to be extended.

Ownership of the breakwater passed from the British government to the Bailiwick of Guernsey in 1987. The Bailiwick (territory) consists of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and some other smaller islands. Bailiwick of Guernsey authorities have spent over £25m repairing breaches to the breakwater since 1987.

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