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Heroes, Myths and Legends of the North
This drive around the North of the island N incorporates some optional walks along the cliff paths and takes you to some dramatic coastal headlands and small fishing harbours, before W heading inland through the small country lanes. S E It could also incorporate a visit to either Durrell Wildlife Park or The Eric Young Orchid Foundation, each place deserves a few hours of your time.
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GPS 49.2501, -2.1685 The Bathing Pool of the Fairies or Massacre Pond 1 Devil’s Hole – The Priory Inn car park To the east of Sorel at the half tide point there The Legend of Devil’s Hole is a large rock pool called Le Lavoir des Dames Walk down the steep hill to the hole, past the (the bathing pool of the fairies) or the ‘Pits d’la “Devil” situated in a small pond near the pub. The Tueuthie’ meaning the well of the massacre. Story original Devil statue was situated in the bottom of has it that wreckers lived in this area luring ships the hole, this was one of the popular visits for the on to the rocks and any survivors were drowned Victorian tourist. A ship’s figure head was washed in the pool then taken away to France. To access into the hole in 1851 and local woodworker ‘Turnkey the pool it is advised to do so with a local guide. Giffard’ added horns and made it a feature to attract visitors. The name comes from then and there Birds on the Edge are postcards of Victorian ladies and gentlemen As you stand in this area you may be lucky actually climbing down into the hole. Devil’s Hole enough to see some choughs. These are black is a blow hole created at the junction of some crow like birds with a red beak. They have been major geological fault lines. There is a long cave reintroduced into the island with help from Durrell which comes into the blow hole from the sea and the National Trust for Jersey, and there are and the large hole is a result of collapse of the now a number of breeding pairs. weakened rocks.
GPS 49.2520, -2.1210 GPS 49.2596, -2.1588 3 Bonne Nuit 2 Sorel Point The Legend of the Cheval Roc The Legend of the Paternosters Bonne Nuit is a small sheltered harbour. In the Look north towards Sark and the other Channel middle of the bay to the east of the pier is a reef Islands. Between Sark and Jersey is a reef of called the Cheval Roc or ‘Le Cheval Guillaume’ rocks called The Paternosters. They are named after the tale of Guillaume and his sweetheart after the Lords Prayer which fishermen used to Anne Marie. The legend is that the rock is the say as they passed the reef. This was in memory petrified remains of a sea sprite which had of the shipwreck of one of the ships of the early transformed itself into a fine white stallion to settlers of Sark back in 1565. All were lost including entice Guillaume to his death, so that the sprite mothers and children. Helier De Carteret and 40 could have Anne Marie to himself. Guillaume other families colonised the island from Jersey to realised what was happening and turned the keep the French from claiming it and it is said that stallion to stone by striking it with a branch of on a stormy night the cries of the shipwrecked mistletoe. On mid summers day couples would families could be heard back in Jersey. circle the rock for good luck. NORTH - TRAIL
GPS 49.2499, -2.0945 GPS 49.2294, -2.0737 4 6 Egypt Durrell Wildlife Park Allow an hour for this walk – or if you don’t fancy Gerald Durrell a walk then go straight to point 5. The global conservation hero Gerald Durrell lived The walk down Egypt valley is along a well- here from 1959 - 1995. From an early age he had maintained track which can be muddy at times wanted to set up his own zoo and in 1959 found and is quite steep, but beautiful woodland scenery Les Augrèz Manor in Trinity, Jersey and set up the with the sea at the bottom. At the bottom of the park and charitable trust. Attached to the park is valley there is a small Napoleonic guard house a training centre for conservationists from all over called Wolf’s Lair and next to this is a memorial. the world.
Captain Ayton and the Commandos took part in Henry Cavill, or the actor that plays Superman, Operation Hardtack, the memorial is at 49.2505, was educated at St. Michael’s Prep School in -2.0912. The group of commandos landed here Jersey and is an ambassador for the trust and on Christmas Day 1943 and went up to the nearest very involved in promoting their work. farm on an information gathering mission, they failed to find any German soldiers but spoke with Finally, the animal hero has to be the huge male the local farmer. Returning down the valley Captain Lowland gorilla ‘Jambo’ who stood over a young Philip Ayton stood on a land mine and died boy who fell into the gorilla enclosure in August from his wounds on returning to the UK. Every 1986. Jambo kept the other gorillas away until Armistice day there is a ceremony at this point. someone could get in to save the boy. There is a statue of Jambo and Gerald Durrell in the park Alison Mitchell climbed ashore on the beach which is well worth a visit. here after her motor boat ‘Maricella’ was hit by storm force winds in October 1964 off Corbière. Alison ended up in the water and was carried by GPS 49.2163, -2.0843 the tides from Corbière for 20 hours until she was 7 Eric Young Orchid Foundation washed ashore at Egypt, an incredible story of Eric Young is renowned amongst orchidists as a survival and endurance. collector and developer of new breeds of orchid and at the foundation you can see many of the award-winning plants yourself. He died in 1992 GPS 49.2381, -2.0808 but his legacy lives on. 5 Bouley Bay The Black Dog of Bouley Bay Bouley Bay is a lovely harbour providing shelter. It is also where the Black Dog of Bouley Bay As you drive through these northern parishes you is likely to lurk on stormy nights. It is said this are likely to pass some Jersey cows and fields dog has eyes the size of saucers. It could be where the Jersey Royals are grown. The Jersey an invention of the smugglers who used the bay cow is famous around the world for its milk. A herd under the cover of darkness. The locals would book is kept on the island to ensure the purity of be afraid to go out if they heard the howling of the breed. The Jersey Royal potato is renowned the dog and so the smugglers could carry on with for being an early crop and was developed by a no fear of being caught. Similar stories can also Mr Hugh De La Haye who first grew the kidney be found along the Cornish and Brittany coasts. shaped potato in the 19th century.
To find out more Durrell www.durrell.org Eric Young Orchid Foundation www.ericyoungorchid.org/about/ Hamptonne Country Life Museum www.jerseyheritage.org To do a guided walk in the area you could find a guide at www.jtga.org or www.jerseyuncovered.com NORTH - TRAIL
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Heroes, Myths and Legends of the South
This tour takes you from Le Dicq Slipway N to the east of the town through to St. Aubin’s, up to Noirmont headland and then inland to the German War Tunnels and back into St. Helier. W S Although only about one hour driving, there are E many places to stop and explore en route. With a stop at the War Tunnels and St. Matthew’s Glass Church it could take the whole day.
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GPS 49.1768, -2.0971 GPS 49.187, -2.1165 1 3 Le Dicq Slipway West Park and Elizabeth Castle There is limited parking on the slipway The Shipbuilders of the 18th and 19th century Victor Hugo If you were here in the mid-19th century you From the slipway you can look east towards the would be on the site of the Clarke Shipyard Victor Hugo Apartments where Victor Hugo’s which employed over 400 people. Jersey was a house used to stand. He lived in the island from very important wooden ship building centre and 1852 - 1855 when he was expelled because of hundreds of boats were made here. The industry his political views and went to live in Guernsey. finished when metal steam ships became the norm. He used to sit on the rock here to contemplate the world, he called it ‘Le Rocher des Proscrits’ Philippe De Carteret (the rock of the outlaws). In the English Civil War the De Carteret family supported the King and for a time Philippe GPS 49.176804, -2.103505 and fellow royalists held the castle against the The Marina Hotel parliamentarians. One stray canon was fired Joseph Sinel was a local naturalist, geologist and at the castle and unluckily set off the armaments archaeologist who wrote many books and papers which were stored in what was the old monastery, on the marine biology of the island, as well as being destroying it and leading to the defeat of the one of the first people to discover many of the royalists. Prince Charles stayed in the castle on prehistoric sites. He built a biological station his visit to the island before his father Charles I in 1891 where the Marina Hotel is today. It had was beheaded. aquarium tanks for the study of marine life. He often spoke in London and was a contemporary St. Helier of Charles Darwin. The name of the town and parish comes from Helier the monk who lived on the island where the hermitage now stands (the small chapel before GPS 49.1760, -2.1107 the long breakwater south of Elizabeth Castle). 2 The Harvey and Westaway memorials The story is that in 555 Vikings came to the Captain Henry Beckford Harvey and John island to attack. They cut off Helier’s head and Nathaniel Westaway both died on the Normandy, he was seen to walk with his head under his arm which collided with the Mary in dense fog off the to the shore where a boat picked him up and he Needles on 17 March 1870 and sank, with the loss drifted across to France to Breville sur Mer where of the captain, 14 crew members and 16 passengers, he was buried. This is why the parish crest has 6 crew and 18 passengers were saved. They are two crossed axes. commemorated by these two memorials. SOUTH - TRAIL
GPS 49.1958, -2.1595 in memory of Captain Philippe Janvrin who in 1721 3a Merman died on board his ship of a fever. The ship and Lily Langtry – Just past the filter in turn on the crew were in quarantine, as they had come from right is a house with blue railings called Merman. France where the plague was rife, he could not be This was the name of socialite and actress Lily buried on the island so was buried on this small Langtry’s horse which she raced under the name outcrop. His remains have since been moved. Mr Jersey. Lily Langtry was a local girl who became infamous as one of the mistresses of the Prince Regent and is immortalised by a painting by GPS 49.2101, -2.1542 Jersey artist John Everett Millais. The picture can 6 Jersey War Tunnels be seen along with her travelling case in Jersey Heroes of the Occupation – It is worth spending Museum. Her grave is in St. Saviour’s churchyard. time visiting the War Tunnels. Here you can find stories of many of the local heroes of the occupation and learn about what it was like for GPS 49.1878, -2.1698 the locals. Louisa Gould is one of these heroes. 4 St. Aubin She lost her son early in the war and then went The Privateers, Merchants and Cod fishermen on to shelter an escaped Russian slave worker. St. Aubin was the oldest harbour in the island and She was caught and sent first to France and from the 1600s would have been home to some then to Germany where she did not survive the of the first merchants and fishermen who traded Ravensbrook concentration camp. across the Atlantic to Newfoundland and the Gaspe in Canada. These heroic men would head out to the Cod Banks in the spring and return months GPS 49.1984, -2.1421 later having taken their fish to Latin America and 7 St. Mathews Glass Church and Coronation Park brought back mahogany and other luxuries which Florence and Jesse Boot – The church here looks were then used in the large ‘Cod houses’ of the nothing from the outside, but inside it is awe village. The privateers who sailed from here were inspiring. On the death of her husband Jesse, the just legalised pirates who took prizes of French or founder of Boots the Chemist, Florence wanted to Spanish ships and the wealth was divided up at the create a memorial to him. She commissioned Rene Old Courthouse which is now a pub and restaurant. Lalique to create an interior, including the alter and font, of frosted glass which is totally unique. She also gave the land next to the church to create a GPS 49.1674, -2.1697 park for the island. 5 Noirmont and Janvrin’s Tomb The headland was given to the island in memory of the people who suffered in the occupation. GPS 49.193410, -2.125620 The gun towers and bunkers here were all part of 8 Nigel Mansell and the Mansell Collection the Atlantic wall built by slave workers during the Nigel Mansell – As you drive towards town on the occupation of the island (1940-1945). If you walk a inner road, you will pass the Mansell Collection, little way to the west and look down into Portelet housed in an art deco garage. Upstairs there is a Bay you will see a tower on a small island in the collection of memorabilia from his Formula 1 and middle of the bay. This is known as Janvrin’s tomb Indy Car racing days.
To find out more Jersey War Tunnels www.jerseywartunnels.com The Mansell Collection www.themansellcollection.co.uk The Glass Church www.glasschurch.org/about/history/ To find out more about the harbour area and town you could take a guided tour. Find a guide at www.jtga.org More detail of many of the heroes and stories can be found at www.jerseyuncovered.com Plémont
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Heroes, Myths and Legends of The East
The eastern trail takes you from the eastern N suburbs of St. Helier, along the coast towards the small harbour of Gorey and its iconic castle. It then goes to St. Catherine’s and La Hougue Bie. W S This trail can be completed in half a day, but if E you wish to visit La Hougue Bie, Mont Orgueil Castle and Samarès Manor it would probably take a full day.
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GPS 49.1734, -2.0780 GPS 49.1670, -2.0616 1 3 Samarès Manor Le Hocq Sir James Knot General Conway – There are many Jersey Samarès Manor is worth a visit especially if you Round Towers built in the late 1700s to protect are interested in gardens. It is one of the ancient the island against invasion from the French. manors of the island and has been changed and General Conway was the man who ordered these renovated over the years. Sir James Knot and his defences to be built. They are about 500 metres descendants are the most recent inhabitants. apart and there are still 17 left. He was a shipping magnate who bought the manor in 1924. There is a trust fund in his name which supports projects in the North East of GPS 49.1639, -2.0335 England, where he was from, and Jersey. 4 La Rocque Harbour Baron de Rullecourt and the Battle of Jersey 5/6th January 1781 - it was at this point that Baron GPS 49.1634, -2.0738 De Rullecourt landed with around 600 infantrymen 2 Green Island of the original 1500 he set out with. If you are here The Witches’ Rock - Rocqueberg at low water you can see what a difficult place it The rock in the garden of the house to the east would be to land, especially at night. A number of the car park is known as the Witches’ Rock and of his boats got caught by the tide and returned it is said to have the marks of the devil’s cloven to Chaussey (the French Channel Island). With hooves in the granite. There are stories of the his remaining troops, he marched into St. Helier witches dancing round the rock and enticing where the battle took place. He died in the fight fishermen to their death. Fishermen would throw and is now buried in the church yard of the town their 13th fish to the witches so they would have church, while General Pierson, the true hero of a safe passage. the day, is buried at the crossing inside the church.
Occupation heroes There is a plaque by the slipway commemorating GPS 49.1859, -2.0393 Peter Hassal, Maurice Gould and Dennis Audrain 5 The Royal Jersey Golf Club who tried to escape in a small boat and to get Harry Vardon – At the entrance to the golf club information to the allies during the occupation. is a statue to Harry Vardon, made famous in the There were several attempts to leave the island early 20th century for his performance in the US in small boats and the east coast was a popular Open and other championships. He started off as choice for departure. a caddy here at the Royal and went on to become one of the most successful British golfers who put his name to ‘the Vardon grip’. EAST - TRAIL
GPS 49.2000, -2.0216 again as an act of bravado, this time the tide had 6 Gorey area and Mont Orgueil Castle gone out and he died. The Oyster Fishermen and Archibald Campbell In the early 19th century Gorey grew quickly. In 1822 there were over 2,500 people working GPS 49.2242, -2.021 8 in the village either fishing or processing oysters. St. Catherine’s Overfishing caused the States (local Government) Quarrymen and builders – St. Catherine’s to restrict collection while they established more Breakwater was part of a scheme to develop a beds, but the fishermen did not want to wait and harbour of refuge for British ships. The choice of in 1838 sailed out to the beds. People tried to stop the bay was made with no real consultation with them and eventually the Militia were called in, led the hydrographic expert of the day, Martin White by Archibald Campbell, and they fired at the fleet. and the contractors were more used to building Unfortunately, Campbell caught a cold while out canals. The rock for the breakwater was quarried and died soon after. He is buried in the town church locally and there were many deaths recorded, as and remembered for his part in the ‘oyster riots’. the work was difficult and dangerous. It did not take long to realise that the harbour would be Gorey Castle, Mont Orgueil or Le Vieux Chateau useless as it was too shallow, as White had said, has seen many changes since its iron age and the southern arm from Archirondel was never beginnings and a visit is certainly advised. There completed. Now it is a great walk and fishing pier. are three heroes of the castle worth mentioning. First Richard Harleston who with his troops Sailors, Swimmers and Kayakers managed to retake the castle after 7 years of French The bay here is very popular with swimmers, sailors rule in 1468. Sir Walter Raleigh (16th century) and kayakers. A local swimming hero, Sally Minty who, realising that the castle was no longer fit for Gravett has swum the channel in five decades of purpose in an era of canons, saved it from being her life and completed a double channel swim in dismantled to build Elizabeth Castle. A third hero 2016. St. Catherine’s Sailing Club has produced of the castle is Philippe D’Auvergne (Late 18th a number of sailors and Kayakers from Jersey century) often called the Prince of Bouillon. During Canoe Club are well known around the world. the Napoleonic Wars, he ran several spy rings from the castle called La Correspondence and helped many French Royalists escape. He also GPS 49.2006, -2.0635 went on a few expeditions to the Arctic. 9 La Hougue Bie La Hougue Bie is a site of many heroes and stories and is well worth the visit. GPS 49.2037, -2.0205 The legend of the slaying of the dragon – The 7 The Story of Geoffrey’s Leap legend is that the mound was built over the body If you stop by the slip way at Anne Port and look of a dragon which Lord Hambie slayed. The real to the south, you will see a large outcrop of rock reason for it is much more impressive. It is a huge at the edge of the bay. This is called Geoffrey’s man made mound from Neolithic times with a Leap after a prisoner who was taken from the passage grave underneath. On top of the mound castle to be executed. It is said that he was is a medieval chapel and at one time it was also thrown off the rock but survived as the tide was the site of a large tower built by Philippe D’Auvergne. up and he was able to swim. He was taken back The museum includes a living archaeological to the top and people said he should be released. laboratory where the largest ever coin hoard Geoffrey then by his own choice leapt off the rock found locally has been slowly dismantled.
To find out more Hougue Bie and Mont Orgueil www.jerseyheritage.org/find-a-place-to-visit Samarès Manor www.samaresmanor.com Walking guides www.jtga.org More details of some of the heroes, myths and legends www.jerseyuncovered.com Plémont
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Heroes, Myths and Legends of the West
This two-hour tour of the west will take you from N St. Brelade’s Bay, along the west coast and back through the countryside to finish in St. Peter. W S E Approximately 17 miles / 27 km
GPS 49.1849, -2.2026 their tools and stones had been moved by the 1 St. Brelade’s Church and Bay ‘fairies’ to the present-day location. This happened Parking by the church or in the centre of the bay. over and over again until it was decided to build Our Neanderthal ancestors – Stand on the beach the church by the beach. and look east with your back to the Church. There is a large buttress of rocks on the far side of the bay GPS 49.1815, -2.2411 with a dark ravine in the centre. This is ‘La Cotte 2 Corbière car park de St. Brelade’ - the mammoth hunters’ cave. The Lighthouse – First lit in 1874. The heroes here Over 200,000 Paleolithic remains have been were the builders of this first concrete lighthouse. found here including mammoth bones, stone Since that time, it has kept many ships off the axes and even some Neanderthal teeth. treacherous rocks.
Heroes of The German Occupation Heroic Rescues It is impossible to travel round the island without One famous shipwreck was the Express in 1859, seeing the legacy of the occupation during the the ship was smashed onto the reef, two passengers Second World War. The concrete sea wall was built panicked, jumped overboard and drowned, the by slave labour and St. Brelade’s Bay Hotel was rest of the 108 crew members and passengers used by German officers for recuperation after were rescued, along with three race horses. fighting on the front line. Two heroes of this time A more recent shipwreck was on Easter Monday lived in the granite house at the western end of the 1995 when a fast ferry carrying 300 passengers bay, they were Lucy Schwab (pseudonym Claude hit rocks to the north of the lighthouse. Everyone Cahun) a French Jewish surrealist photographer was rescued by the lifeboats and other ships in and her step sister Suzanne Malherbe known as the area. Now there is a granite memorial of two Marcel Moore. During the war, they took part in hands to commemorate the heroes of that day. many acts of passive resistance. They were caught in 1944 and sentenced to death, but the liberation Peter Larbalestier occurred before their execution. They are buried At the bottom of the slip there is a memorial in the church yard and their gravestone can be to Peter, who was an assistant keeper at the found up against the south wall. lighthouse. On the 28th May 1946 he gave his life attempting to rescue a visitor cut off by the The Legend of St. Brelade’s Church incoming tide. The church dates back to the 11th century and possibly earlier. The legend is that when the GPS 49.2010, -2.2186 building of the church began the workers dug 3 Les Blanches Banques (Sand dunes car park) the foundations on higher land in the middle of First World War Prisoner of War Camp, head south the bay, but each day they returned to work all from this car park onto the dunes and you will find WEST - TRAIL
concrete and brick remains of a prisoner of war GPS 49.2571, -2.2456 6 camp from the First World War. Grosnez Grosnez Castle GPS 49.1981, -2.2170 A place of refuge in the 14th century but Neolithic Remains dismantled in the 16th century to help fortify Here you will find the ossuary, a small Neolithic St. Ouen’s Manor. grave with standing stones nearby. These were often known as ‘fairy stones’ and were associated GPS 49.2569, -2.2268 with tales of hidden treasure. 7 Plemont headland Jersey National Trust and Mike Stentiford The Legend of the Five Spanish Galleons Once the site of Pontins Holiday Camp which There is evidence that this area of sand dunes closed in 2000, this area has been re-wilded was once farmland, but the legend is that the thanks to the efforts of the National Trust for sand was blown over the land in a storm in 1484 Jersey, and many others, who fought a long after five Spanish ships were lured into the bay battle to stop housing being built on the site. and wrecked. The local people plundered the ships In June 2014, the government agreed to match and left the crews to drown and in retribution the National Trust pound for pound and buy the their fertile farmland was covered by blown sand. site to halt any further developments. This area is now a Site of Scientific Interest with unique flora and fauna. GPS 49.2460, -2.2010 8 Grève de Lecq GPS 49.2153, -2.2254 The Legend of the Paternosters 4 L’Ouziere car park From the beach, you can see a reef of rocks. Cross the road to the National Trust Wetland Centre. These are called the Paternosters (Latin for Our Frances and Dick Le Sueur, two local naturalists Father). The story is that when Helier De Carteret bought the land where the centre is and were sailed to colonise Sark in 1565, the winds blew instrumental in helping save the bay from up and one of the boats was shipwrecked on the development. reef. Since then the fishermen always said their prayers or ‘paternosters’ as they passed the reef. Philippe De Carteret – The wetland area here is called La Mare Seigneur or St. Ouen’s Pond. It is GPS 49.2267, -2.1977 the largest area of natural fresh water in the Channel 8a St. Ouen’s Manor Islands. Once owned by the De Carteret Family GPS 49.2129, -2.1825 who have been the Seigneurs (Lords) of St. Ouen’s St. Peter’s Village Manor for centuries. Read the story in the Wetland The De Carteret Family – The De Carteret family Centre of Sir Philippe and his black horse. have been Seigneurs of the manor since the 12th century. It is not normally open to the public, apart GPS 49.2380, -2.2424 from guided walks, but can be seen through the 5 L’Etacq trees. One of the more significant members was The Manoir de Brequette fact or fiction? George Carteret who is remembered with a statue The beach here is not always sand and if you in St. Peter’s village and a pub named after him. look below the wall you may notice some dark He was on the island during the Civil War and was areas amongst the shingle. Look more carefully a staunch royalist who helped shelter Charles II and find the remnants of the 5000-year-old forest when he was in exile in the island and was given of L’Etacq from when sea levels were much lower. ‘New Jersey’ as thanks for his loyalty.
To find out more About some of the people and stories www.jerseyuncovered.com To do a guided walk in the area you could find a guide at www.jtga.org There is more information about the Wetland Centre at www.nationaltrust.je WEST - TRAIL
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Heroes, Myths and Legends of the Town
This town tour starts at the Maritime Museum N and takes you on a walk of just under 3 miles around many of the plaques and signs in the town telling you about some of the characters W S who have made the island what it is. The points E are located on the map and the GPS coordinates are given for each site. It should take about one and a half hours.
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GPS 49.1816, -2.1101 GPS 49.1843, -2.1042 1 5 Lighthouse Memorial Hillgrove Street (French Lane) This memorial is to the people of the island Opposite the market entrance, have a look at the who were deported and died during the German photographs of Old St. Helier and some of the Occupation. The Maritime Museum is well worth characters who lived in the island. a visit, there you can find out about many of the island’s maritime heroes. GPS 49.1850, -2.1024 6 West Centre GPS 49.1836, -2.1111 The sculptures here are of a herd of Jersey 2 Liberty Wharf cows which have been a pure breed since 1763. Find out about the people involved in building The bull is modelled on a real animal called the railway, Elizabeth Castle and St. Helier the Extraordinary which lived to be over 40 years old. patron saint of the town. If you look carefully you will find a small Jersey Crapaud (toad) by the drinking trough.
GPS 49.1853, -2.1093 3 Louisa Gould and the slave workers GPS 49.1812, -2.0983 7 Look on the pavement from the Town Hall until Howard Davis Park you reach the Jersey Crapaud (or Jersey toad) This park is one of many things given to the island statue. Here you will find many quotes about by entrepreneur TB Davis in memory of his son the slave workers. Louisa Gould is soon to be who died in the First World War. immortalised in a film about her life, she sheltered a young Russian man but was found out and taken to Germany where she did not survive the GPS 49.1793, -2.0965 Ravensbrook concentration camp. 8 The World War II war graves The cemetery here is for the American sailors who died when their ship was sunk off Noirmont GPS 49.1841, -2.1049 in 1943. 4 King Street/Halkett Place sign Here you can find out aboutGeneral Halkett and the market. The Royal Square 9 GPS 49.1840, -2.1052 Major Peirson and the Battle of Jersey The Royal Square was the site of the last battle fought on British soil in 1781 and Peirson was the TOWN - TRAIL
hero of the day. He died in battle here in the square there is a small chapel dedicated to St. Helier and is now buried in the town church. where you can find out about his life. Outside is the final resting place of Baron De Ruillecourt, GPS 49.1838, -2.1052 Pierson’s adversary in the Battle of Jersey. Statue of George II This statue of George II was commissioned by the island after he gave money towards the building GPS 49.1841, -2.1073 of the new harbour. The stone in front of the statue 11 Pierre le Sueur Obelisk is the proclamation stone where the Viscount Pierre Le Sueur was constable of St. Helier in announces a new monarch. the mid 19th century. He was instrumental in providing fresh water and sanitation to the town GPS 49.1837, -2.1058 after several cholera epidemics. There are two memorials at this point.
Wace is to Jersey what Chaucer is to England. GPS 49.1828, -2.1086 He wrote the Roman du Rou about our Norman 12 Victor Hugo at the Pomme d’Or heritage and Roman de Brut where he was the The plaque here records the time when Victor first writer to speak of Arthur, Excalibur and the Hugo stayed in the island from 1852 - 1855 as an round table. He lived in the early 12th century exile. He was expelled in 1855 for writing which and came from the island. was defamatory about Queen Victoria.
Alexander Coutanche – The bust on the wall is of the Bailiff during the occupation. He spent GPS 49.1825, -2.1083 the war trying to maintain some semblance of 13 The Weighbridge sign normality for the Jersey people and liaising with Here you can learn about the history of the the occupying forces. Weighbridge and the part it played in the occupation. The Jersey Museum is also here GPS 49.1838, -2.1059 in this square and is well worth a visit, learn of Vega – Look carefully at the paving stones at many of the island’s heroes such as Lily Langtry, this point in the Royal Square. You will find a Philippe D’Auvergne and the Nicolle Family. large V and in smaller letters ‘e g a 1945’ in the stone work. The V was part of an act of passive resistance by the stonemason Guayader who put GPS 49.1823, -2.1085 the V for victory in the paving under the noses of 14 First World War Memorial Arch the occupying forces. The extra letters to make Read about the Jersey Pals who went away to the word Vega were added later to remember the fight for Britain in the First World War. role of the Red Cross ship which arrived in the island at the end of 1944 and was a life saver for the local people who by that time were starving. GPS 49.1829, -2.1089 15 Liberation Square At this final spot read about the role of this area GPS 49.1834, -2.1071 before and during the occupation, then look 10 The Town Church around the square at the sculpture produced Inside the church are memorials to many of the to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the island’s heroes, including Major Pierson and liberation of the island and the old railway station.
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