Mount Bingham

Mount Bingham/
South Hill

Mount Bingham is at the southern end of Mont de La Ville, the hill overlooking the town of St Helier, on Which Fort Regent was built. The area has always been known as South Hill, although it is now commonly known to islanders as Mount Bingham, so named after 1920s Lieut-Governor Sir Francis Richard Bingham. The road which circles the hill on the coastal side from Pier Road to La Collette is also known as Mount Bingham

This picture of St Helier Harbour and Elizabeth Castle beyond, viewed from South Hill, was painted by renowned Jersey artist Philip Ouless in 1868. Ouless was better known for his commissioned paintings of Jersey-based and built ships, but he also recorded views of the island in the mid-19th century which form important historical records of the Victorian era

States offices under construction in 1950
The former offices of the States planning and associated departments
South Hill States offices
South Hill States offices
A Jersey crest on the South Hill States offices
Rock face on Mount Bingham
1964 Evening Post photograph of South Hill
Reversing bays in 1964
The former military prison
Another view of the military prison buildings

View from South Hill in 1875
Mount Bingham 1968
A Philip Ouless painting of South Hill
House on Mount Bingham
A picture by Francis de Faye
The bottom of Mount Bingham
Broughton House, now Bramerton House, where T E Lawrence lived as a child with his family for a few months
1953
1953
1953
1953
1953
1953
1953
1953
Mount Bingham with Havre des Pas behind
This area on Mount Bingham was used for learner drivers' practice and driving tests
Before the tunnel provided an easier route to the east, buses from the Weighbridge had to negotiate the narrow bottom of Mount Bingham
1960s