No 8 Royal Square
Historic Jersey buildings
 The date of this photograph is uncertain. It has been suggested that it was taken as early as 1852. That would explain why no records have been found in almanac directories of A La Civette, the business on the ground floor of the building on the left
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Property name
8 Royal Square
Other names
States Building
Location
Royal Square, St Helier
Type of property
Former town house and shop, demolished in the 19th century and incorporated in 1931 into expanded States Buildings [1]
Unlike No 7, for which there are no street directory listings in the 20th century, No 8 is shown in almanac listings as accommodating various Government offices, before it was redeveloped as part of the States building in 1931. There are no census returns for the property, indicating that nobody was living there.
Acquisitions
Although we have records of the States buying Nos 4 and 5 Royal Square, and the derelict Grand Hotel du Calvados building in 1897, we have found nothing to indicate when Nos 6 to 9 in between passed into public ownership
Families and businesses associated with the property
Almanac listings
- 1886 - Carteret Steamship office
- 1890-1930 - HM Receiver-General's office
- 1915-1930 - HM Solicitor-General's office
Notes and references
- ↑ There is some confusion over numbers in this corner of the square. Late 19th century almanacs show the United Club at No 7, but its official address was, and remains, Church Street, where it's entrance lies. The United Club is above the Office of the Superintendent Registrar, which is now listed as 10 Royal Square.
