Jersey

Guns Thrown Off The Cliffs

These guns where pushed off the cliffs at Les Landes following the liberation of Jersey. Several of the guns pushed over the cliff have since been recovered are now on permanent display at Noirmont Point and Battery Molkte a short …

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Jardin D’Olivet Folly

A Victorian Folly in the woods at Jardin d’Olivet

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Portlet Bay Beach Cafe

It is unclear when the beach cafe closed in Portlet Bay. It would appear the volume of visitors to Portlet Bay were insufficient to make the cafe economically viable. The cafe is at the bottom of the now closed steps …

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Plemont Bay Pontins Holiday Village

Plemont Bay Holiday Village closed in 2000 after the death of Sir Fred Pontin. It opened in 1960 as a Pontins site after Sir Fred pretty much demolished the existing holiday village and built what can still be seen today. …

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Portlet Bay Pontins

A holiday camp has existed in this form at Portlet Bay since the 1940’s. It was taken over during the war by the Nazi’s and used as a base for the troops who were based at the nearby Noirmont Point …

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War in Jersey Now & Then

Use your mouse to slide between the Then and Now photos.

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Mount Orgueil Castle

Mount Orgueil castle, known locally as Gorey Castle, this spectacular 13th Century castle is set on the east coast overlooking the harbor of Gorey. The origins of the castle lie in the early years of the thirteenth century, although the …

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Elizabeth Castle

Jersey was defended from this spacious fortress built on an islet in St Aubin’s Bay for 300 years from the Civil War to the German Occupation. Built as an artillery fortress, the numbers of cannon sited here varied. During the …

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VF fur Sechsschartenturm

This is one of nine Sechsschartenturm (six shooting turret) which was constructed in Jersey during the occupation. All except two of them were destroyed during the scrap metal drive in 1953. This one survived due to it being located on …

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Battery Molkte

This is the CIOS restored bunker, Batterie Molkte. The Batterie was equiped with four 15.5cm captured french guns dating from 1917. The guns had a range of just over 11 miles, and where in action on a number of occasions. …

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