Church Street

Church Street

Church Street in 1936

Church Street is a short stretch of road running from Mulcaster Street between the front entrance of the States Buildings and the Town Church. At its junction with Vine Street it becomes Library Place until the junction with Broad Street. The advertisements on this page and the almanac listings show what a diverse range of businesses traded from here in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Today the street has very little commercial activity

It was previously known as Rue du Cimetiere, and also as Rue Trousse Cotillon. The latter translates raoughly as 'road to lift up petticoats', a reference to the hazardous, very muddy conditions which ladies with long dresses would encounter when leaving the church to cross to the Royal Square in winter

Almanac listings

There were two public houses in 1874, but these do not appear in the almanac street directory six years later

1874

• 1 J White, tin worker
• 2 Submarine Telegraph Office
• 3 J Le Gresley, publican
• 4 William Bishop, furniture broker
• 7 W Miller, publican

1880

• 1 J White, tin worker
• 2 Submarine Telegraph Office
• 4 Mrs W Bishop, furniture broker
• 5 P Le Sueur, auctioneer and estate agent

1886

• 1 J White, tin worker
• 2 Submarine Telegraph Office
• 3 J N Deslandes, Globe Hotel
• 4 Mrs Rondel, boarding house
• 5 E Louis, French newsagent
• 6 J W Shenton, printer
• 7 T Roberts, shoemaker

1890

No businesses shown

• 1 J White
• 2 J G Pallot
• 6 W Le Couteur

1896

No businesses shown

• 1 F White
• 2 J G Pallot
• 4 A Durand
• 6 J J d'Authreau
• 8 W Willis

1905

• 1 F White
• 2 J W Thelland
• 3 C Messervy
• 3 United Club
• 6 J J d'Authreau
• 8 RJA&HS
• 8 J Woodruff

1915

Residential occupancy omitted

• 1 Gooch and Co
• 2 French Consulate
• 3 United Club
• 4 Jersey Pawnbroking Company
• 8 The Theosophical Society

Church Street: The fire-damaged Grand Hotel du Calvados was demolished to make way for new States offices which can be seen behind the car in the picture above

1930

• 2 Phoenix Assurance (R N Fraser)
• 2 The London Guarantee and Accident Comany
• 3 United Club
• 4 Jersey Pawnbroking Company

1940

• 2 Probation Officer
• 2 Local War Pensions Committee
• 2 London Guarantee
• 2 Phoenix Assurance
• 3 United Club

1950

• 2 Motor Traffic Office
• 2 Phoenix Assurance
• 2 London Guarantee
• 3 United Club
• 4 H W Maillard
• 4 Royal Assurance
• 4 Channel Island Studios
• 4 Channel Island Distributors
• 4 Gresham Life Assurance
• 4 Jersey Stamp Agency
• 4 Southern Counties Car Finance

1960

• 2 Ladies Central Club
• 2 Phoenix Assurance
• 4 H W Maillard and Son
• 4 Lyndon, Rive and Tomes
• 6 Tajmahal
• 8 St John and Red Cross
• Hospital Library
• Church House
• 8 Ladies Club

Market traders in Church Street. The picture is dated 1930s, but we believe it to be considerably earlier, judged more by the dress of bystanders in the background than the women in the foreground wearing traditional Jersey bonnets

Businesses