In 1790 the island's first Methodist chapel was built on the corner of King Street and Don Street, and this served the English and French-speaking Methodist communities for 24 years, until they moved to another church further along Don Street. This was in use, probably as late as 1847, when the French-speaking community moved to Grove Street Church, the English-speaking Methodist congregation having already moved to their new church in Wesley Street.
The Don Street chapel then became known as Hotel de Ville (Town Hall) and its large hall was used for banquets and other social events. It is not thought that it had any real administrative function in the parish, which was probably not needed at the time, although the new Town Hall was built in 1872 to provide offices and a large assembly room for the parish.
Renouf's
Le Lievre's
1965
Pool's auction house was followed by a garage
Queueing for a sale at Langlois furniture store in the 1970s - Picture Jersey Evening Post
The pedestrianised end of the street where it meets King Street
1968
Businesses
Miss Hutton advertised piano and dancing lessons in Don Street in 1840
C Pol, leather merchant on the corner of Don Street and Burrard Street ...
... Mrs Thomas, fruit and veg, on the opposite corner
Le Lievre's Stores
Frederick Gosney, ship painter
Auctioneer James Pool had his salesroom on the corner of Don Street and Burrard Street
1945 Langlois advert
House for sale in 1945 by estate agent A Langlois
1945 Le Lievre's advert
1945 advert
Au Bon Marche, 1894
F P Le Marquand's foundry was in Don Street in 1874
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Langlois
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A card advertising William Gosling's town centre livery stables in about 1890
1899 Evening Post advert
1899 Evening Post advert
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1887 advert from L'Almanach de la Gazette de Jersey
1887 advert from L'Almanach de la Gazette de Jersey
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1922 advert for the Picture House
