Town Walk

From the entrance of Beresford Street Kitchen turn right.

Walk a few paces and take the entrance on your right into  the Fish Market. Beresford Market, now known as the Fish Market, was built in 1841 and has  reduced in size compared to the original building. The market was named  after William Beresford, the first Viscount of Jersey. The Beresford Street  entrance is a great example of Victorian public architecture.

Walk past the Library and on the left there is stone plaque in the pavement  outside number 101 Halkett Place where Florence Rowe was born.  She married Jesse Boot, of Boots the Chemist, and in their retirement  the couple made many gifts to the Island including the Glass Church,  Coronation Park and FB Fields.

Walk towards Wesley Grove Methodist Church.

Walk through the small car park to the left of the Church and  turn left onto Vauxhall Street.  On the right you have an imposing pair of townhouses with the name  Brussels Place inscribed on a pediment. St Helier expanded rapidly in the  early 19th century and Brussels Place was one of the first buildings in this  newly-laid out street on the outskirts of the Town. On the left you have  some more modest 19th century houses retaining many original features.

At the end of the road you can see the Jersey Baptist Church.

Take the first left into Duhamel Place, The attractive terrace of houses on the right was built around 1840.

Take the first right into Duhamel Street and at the end of the  road turn left onto New Street.

A short way down, on the opposite side of the road, is the 1937 Playhouse theatre, now converted into apartments. This site was originally a chapel  and later became a social club associated with the Catholic church of  St Thomas’s nearby. It was modernised in 1908 to include a cinema  (possibly the first in Jersey) and the front was re-built in 1937 in the popular  Art Deco style. The theatre opened in 1938 and was the home of the local repertory company the Denville Players until it closed in 1964.

At the junction turn left onto Burrard Street and then cross  over into Don Street.

Take the first left onto Waterloo Street. On the left you will pass Waterloo  Lane, a very narrow lane which still has an exposed historic cobbled  surface.

At the end of Waterloo Street, carefully cross the main road and turn right.

Enter the Central Market via the first entrance on your left. This was built  as the New Market in 1882, and is an outstanding example of a Victorian  covered market with the most impressive cast iron architecture in Jersey.  The entrances are decorated with intricate designs showing animals,  fruit, and vegetables. At the centre of the market is an ornate and large  fountain. A fine example of a Victorian post box can also be found within  the Market.

Leave the Market by the opposite side from where you entered and walk down the attractive lane of shops before turning  right to join Hilgrove Street.

Hilgrove Street, with its historic cobbles, is more commonly known a s French Lane as it was where the Breton farmworkers, who came  over to Jersey to work the potato harvest in the late 19th century,  would gather in Town.

Turn left onto Hilgrove Street.

As you pass the rear of the Boots store, notice the Art Deco style  of the building.

Continue to the very end of Hilgrove Street, ignoring the intersections with Bath Street and Hilary Street.

At the very end of the road it turns to the left and becomes Wesley  Street, named after the impressive Wesley Chapel at the end of the
road. This was built in 1875 by the same architects as the Town Hall  and the Royal Court, to replace the original Wesley Chapel of 1827 that  had become unsafe. Following a fire in 2008, the façade was retained  as part of this modern residential development.

Turn left onto Peter Street

On the corner is an early Victorian public house dating to 1846, originally  called The Red Lamp. It stands on the corner of Ingouville Place and we  know that a man called George Ingouville owned much of the property  in this area in the 19th century. The streets in the vicinity of the pub –  Ann Street, Charles Street, Hilary Street and Peter Street – are named  after members of his family!

Continue along Peter Street to return to Beresford Street Kitchen for refreshments!