About Jersey

The island of Jersey is located in the Bay of Mont St. Michel, 14 miles from the west coast of France and 100 miles south of Great Britain.
It is the largest of the Channel Islands, measuring nine miles by five miles, and is divided into 12 electoral districts known as parishes. The capital town is St. Helier.The permanent population of Jersey as at the March 2001 census was 87,186.

HERE ARE 10 FACTS ABOUT JERSEY:

*The island is neither part of the EU or the U.K.

*Sterling is the legal tender in Jersey. However,the island has its own coins and notes.

*During the summer months Jersey is consistently the hottest place in the British Isles, with the temperature a few degrees higher on average than the mainland.

*Jersey has one of the largest tidal movements on earth, rising and falling by an average of 40ft (12m) with the islands landmass increasing by a third at low tide.

*Jersey has the highest per capita ratio of car owners in the world.

*New Jersey is named after Jersey as it was a gift from Charles II for the islands support during the English Civil War.

*The last land battle fought on British soil was between the French and Jersey Militia/Scottish Highlanders in The Royal Square in 1781.

*In 1768 the Jersey Chamber of Commerce was founded, the first in the British Isles.

*Jersey was the only part of British soil occupied by the Nazis during World War II.

Comments

[Erna Blaettler-Linder]

Could you do me a favour?
My husband, celebrating his 85th anniversary next Tuesday, used to work in the Ritz Hotel in St. Helier in 1947/48. I have checked the Hotels in St. Helier online, but was not able to find the requested Hotel. Has this Hotel been destroyed or been given an other name?
I am preparing a PowerPoint presentation as a gift for my husband, showing his life from start to these days and would be very grateful for an answer, or perhaps a foto. I have already downloaded photos of St. Helier und surroundings.
Kind regards
Erna Blaettler-Linder
CH-Luzern

[http://jersey.typepad.com/jersey/]

The hotel is now public housing

[Barbara]

My grandfather attended school in St Helier in what became the Ritz Hotel. Possibly from 1890's to early 1900's. Just learned of this a week ago.
Did you ever get any photos or info you would or could share? Thank you , The Woodlands TX

[Waldek]

JERSEY OK.

[jersey]

the Ritz was demolished about 12 years ago!
try the jersey archive centre or the local newspaper, the Jersey Evening Post for old photos!

[Carlos]

Would someone kindly let me know how blacks are accepted in Jersey?

I don't usual worry about such things, but my wife's company offers her an opportunity to work there for two years. So we really need to know the attitudes of the people there.

Thanks.