Halkett Street

Halkett Street

Lilliane and brother Marcel outside their father, Yves Marie's (1880-1926) bakery at 20 Halkett Street in 1927

Narrower and shorter than its nearby namesake Halkett Place, this important shopping street, now pedestrianised, runs from Queen Street to Beresford Street

Planning officers' record

The first batch of pictures was taken by planning officers in 1967 as part of a project to record all the town centre's streets

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  Nos 7-9
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  No 2
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  No 9
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  No 13
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  No 17a
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  No 17

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  Halkett Street
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  1930s
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  Reis Bakery
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  1977 - Jersey Evening Post photograph
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  1979 - Jersey Evening Post photograph
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  1979 - Jersey Evening Post photograph
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  1979 - Jersey Evening Post photograph

1966

This picture was taken in the mid-1970s by Andre Ferrari, a noted campaigner for the preservation of St Helier's remaining original architecture. He comments:'This photo has acquired its own historic interest. Most of the opposite side of the street has been redeveloped. The ladder on the right shows work in progress on what was to become the House of Dupre - an upmarket, indoor stores-within-a-store concept. Jersey was starting to get a bit above itself, and they had a liveried gentleman at the entrance to welcome you in (I used to deliberately go through the place in my scruffy anorak for the pleasure of having the poor guy open the door for me!). But the real interest is the hanging sign in the top left: The Pantry! I still yearn for the smell of that shop and the taste of their pies! Who remembers the wonderful chicken vol-au-vents, with a sliver of tomato and sprig of parsley on top? The Pantry eventually got taken over. I think it was by Le Bruns, who were taking over everything (including the newer Hot Bread Shop around the corner in French Lane). And that was the beginning of the end...

Jersey Evening Post 1979 picture of the Queen Street end of Halkett Street

Businesses

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  1950
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  1886
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  1905
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  1862
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  1855
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  1946
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  Donald Geary ran Attracta Signs with Philip Dimmick in 1948
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  1948
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  1948
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  1881 advert
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  1887 advert from L'Almanach de la Gazette de Jersey
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  1896 Nouvelle Chronique advert
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  1899 Evening Post advert
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  1857
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  1903
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  Plumber and paraffin supplier James Samson was based in Halkett Street in 1914 when he advertised in the Chronique de Jersey
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  1928 advert in the Chronique de Jersey
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  1928 advert in the Chronique de Jersey
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  Philip Hamilton's clothes cleaning service was at 6 Halkett Street in 1850 - La Patrie advert
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  In this 1860 advert in Chronique de Jersey M Bastard announced that he had opened the Cafe-Restaurant De La Paix at No 18
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  1874 advert in Chronique de Jersey
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  E Deshayes made umbrellas at 21 Halkett Street in 1874
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  1910
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  1940 advert in Chronique de Jersey
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  1939 advert in Chronique de Jersey
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  1939 advert in Chronique de Jersey
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  Smith and bell hanger George Vaudin was in business in Halkett Street in 1827