On the coast
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 St Ouen's Bay
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Areas of the bay
L'Etacq - La Pulente - La Rocco Tower - St Ouen's Pond - Grande Route des Mielles
Stops on our coastal tour of Jersey NEW
St Ouen's Bay: north - St Ouen's Bay: centre - St Ouen's Bay: south
A selection of 360-degree panoramic views of the bay
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The north end of the bay
A picture by Emile Guiton of the remains of forest trees
St Ouen's Bay in 1870
Looking south from L'Etacq
The view from the heights above La Pulente
Beach huts were popular in the bay before the Occupation but not permitted afterwards
Stumps of trees from the ancient forest
Weekend ungalows were dotted all along the coast before World War Two
St Ouen’s Bay during the German Occupation
1930
1941
La Saline from the air
St Ouen’s Bay, 1964
1930s
1923
A rough sea photographed from the south of the bay
1933 aerial photograph by Aerofilms
1933 aerial photograph by Aerofilms
1951
The bay viewed from L'Etacq
La Pulente with La Rocco Tower in the bay
The La Pulente end of the bay
The bay in 1965
1925
St Ouen's Bay beach guards station in 1966
Beach guards in 1963
Chalets on the sea shore
Another view of pre-war weekend bungalows
1941
1933
1953 during a surfing competition
A good day for surfing
LL postcard
The bay seen from L'Etacq
An aerial view with La Moye Golf Club in the foreground
1977 - picture Jersey Evening Post
1977 - picture Jersey Evening Post
View from La Pulente in 1948
Blanches Banques
A view of the bay from La Corbiere - Picture courtesy of Facebook group Jersey Temps Passe
Barbed wire on the sea wall in 1941
Looking south along the length of the bay from L'Etacq
A sand yacht, probably in the 1930s ...
... and another picture of the same yacht
1960s view from Corbiere
Construction of the sea wall at Le Braye in 1941. The crane was brought from the Victoria Pier for this work
1950s
1950s
Barge Aground in 1977
Carts on the beach
Sand yacht
Large numbers on the beach in the 1980s
Repairs to the old granite seawall in the 1940s
1970s
Looking south from L'Etacq in 1948
Jersey Evening Post picture of Blanches Banques in the 1990s
Blanches Banques in the 1990s
Occupation photographs
These pictures of of the bay during the German Occupation come from an official German army collection. For the full set of pictures of German installations across the whole of the island, follow this link
A sentry at L'Oeillere, with the sweep of the bay behind
An old hut used for daytime accommodation at L'Oeillere
Warning of a minefield at WN La Carriere which, manned by three NCOs and 12 men, covered the southern end of the bay
Sentry on duty at La Carriere
The view out to sea from Wiederstandnest La Carriere at the southern end of the bay
Les Brayes viewed from the sea. Manned by three NCOs and 12 men, this was one of the main defences of the southern end and centre of the bay
Old huts for daytime accommodation at Les Brayes
Looking out to La Rocco Tower from Les Brayes
Wiederstandnest Hohe 266 was situated in the dunes back from the coast and, manned by three NCOs and 12 men, covered a large expanse of the bay
Daytime accommodation at Hohe 266
A camouflaged gun installation at Hohe 266
A bunker entrance at Hohe 266
A 10.5 cm field gun at Hohe 266
An anti-aircraft gun at Wiederstandnews Dune which, as the name suggests, was in the sanddunes at the back of the bay
Accommodation at WN Dune
The daily milk collection for WN Dune
WN Steps, manned by four NCOs and 16 men, was positioned on the coast to defend against attack from the sea, from the low-lying land behind and also to attack overflying aircraft
WN Steps
Einsatzstellung Bucht was a mortar and machine gun position above the seawall
Accommodation at WN La Mare Mill, which was manned by four NCOs and 16 men and could engage attacks from the sea, land and air
Camouflaged gun at WN La Mare Mill
Tank traps at |WN La Mare Mill
The original coastal tower, known as High Tower, was demolished to build the new defensive installation, manned by four NCOs and 15 men, covering the centre of the bay against attack by sea, land and air.
Accommodation at WN High Tower
High Tower viewed from the sea
Another view from the sea
Tank traps at High Tower
More tank traps
