Gloucester Street

Gloucester Street

The road was straddled by a ceremonial arch for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1846

Gloucester Street runs from the Parade to the Esplanade past the front entrance to the General Hospital

Gloucester Boarding House

The street was built in the early 19th century on what were previously sand dunes, as the town of St Helier began to expand to the west, and was an important link between the Parade and the coast when troops were garrisoned in the hospital building. The Street was named after the King's nephew, the Duke of Gloucester, who came to Jersey in 1817.

A magnificent ceremonial arch was erected across the road for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1846 and because this was very much one of the 'gateways' to St Helier in Victorian times, further arches were erected at times of subsequent celebrations.

• A history of Gloucester Street, an article based on a Jersey Archive presentation in 2016
• History of Gloucester Street, a further Jersey Archive presentation from 2019

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  Gloucester Street in the 1970s
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  11 Gloucester Street in 1912
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  View from the Hospital towards the Parade
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  Flooding at the bottom of the street on a high tide in stormy weather on 11 January 1962
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  A Battle of Flowers float in Gloucester Street in the 1960s
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  The junction with Patriotic Place in 2000, before demolition of the former night club on the left began - Picture by Andre Ferrari from Facebook
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  The junction with Newgate Street in 2002 - Picture by Andre Ferrari from Facebook

Businesses

Cycle school

When the cycling craze hit Jersey at the end of the 19th century, one of the largest dealerships was Willmore's Cycle School in Gloucester Street. Despite the spelling of the proprietor's name in the advertisement on the left below, it was actually Willmore, as can be seen from the photograph of a display at a trades exhibition, and the second advertisement for Willmore's skating rink, another attraction at the bottom of Gloucester Street

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  1898 advert in Jersey Illustrated
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  Roller skating - 1899 Evening Post advert
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  1900 advert in Beautiful Jersey

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  Advert for stables
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  1950
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  1905
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  Charles J Hocquard was in business in Gloucester Street in 1875 as a cooper and water pump merchant
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  1915
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  1948 advertisement
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  1950
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  1881 advert
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  1931 advert for Stevenson's Garage
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  S Jewell offered the highest prices for live and dead animals in Chronique de Jersey in 1850
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  Mrs Lott advertised piano tuition at 23 Gloucester Street in 1832
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  Mr Helmore moved his academy from Old Street to Gloucester Street in 1832. The spelling of the academy’s name in this 1832 advert in ‘’Jersey Times’’ appears to have been a typo