Conway Street

Potato lorries and horse-drawn vans queue in Conway Street during the height of the season

Conway Street runs from Broad Street to the Esplanade. It used to be a major artery for traffic from the centre or St Helier and areas to the north of the town to head either east or west, but it has become less busy as roads in the town centre have either been pedestrianised or restricted to through traffic

The Hotel de la Boule d'Or once stood in Conway Street

Conway Street was named after Henry Seymour Conway, Governor of Jersey from 1772 to 1795. It crosses an area previously covered in sand dunes, to end up on reclaimed land. Today the street is home to a number of financial organisations, and also to an eclectic collection of shops catering for the lunchtime requirements of those working in the banks and other businesses which dominate Broad Street and the surrounding area.

Prams in Conway Street in 1930
Hunt's in Conway Street in 1934
Conway Street in 1962
Conway Street in 1900. The Hotel de La Boule d'Or annexe in the right foreground became part of the Pomme d'Or Hotel
The junction with Cross Street
A military band marches along Conway Street from the Esplanade
1973
1973
The junction of Conway Street and the Esplanade in 1969
Breton farmworkers with Conway Street behind them in 1912
A bunker on the corner of Conway Street
Au Grand Turc
The junction with Bond Street in 1978 - Jersey Evening Post photograph
1978
Standard Chartered Bank's new building in 1982 - Jersey Evening Post photograph