Tour Tanguy

Jean de Montfort handed it over to the English in 1341[verification needed], but it was restored to his son John V, Duke of Brittany in 1397.

In 1862, it was bought by the architect Barillé who turned it into his house, cutting windows and building on its top a sort of Chinese-style roof over a kiosk or pavilion.

Its last occupant and private owner, doctor Joseph Thielmans, left it after it caught fire during the bombardment of 1944 (the bombing also destroyed the pavilion).

It was acquired by the town of Brest on 15 July 1954 and summarily repaired, but its state worsened once more and its future was compromised by the redevelopment of the Recouvrance quarter.

In 1971, a turret was added and the Neo Gothic cornice along the battlements replaced to restore the tower to its medieval shape.