Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Park, St Brelade

Steps up to the Memorial.

A contribution to Shadow Shot Sunday.

Winston Churchill Memorial

In the Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Park at St Brelade.

For ABC Wednesday.

United Nations Tree

Tree planted in the Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Park at St Brelade by Sir Robert Le Masurier D.S.C. Bailiff of Jersey on 24th October 1970 to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Founding of the United Nations.

For ABC Wednesday.

Gorey Promenade

In the centre of the gardens is the memorial Recollection

For Our World Tuesday.

Replica Keel

Part of the memorial Recollection

For Weekend Reflections

Recollection Reflections

Reflections in the lily pond by the ornamental fountain at Gorey designed by Cyril Warren in 1976.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Recollection

Recollection is an ornamental fountain at Gorey designed by Cyril Warren in 1976.

The stone reads:

RECOLLECTION
THIS SYMBOLIC KEEL
RECALLS THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY
SHIPYARDS
OF GOREY

Engraved on the sides of the keel are the names of 16 of the largest ships built at Gorey when ship construction was a thriving industry in the area during the 18th century. The idea of the fountain is to recall those days. The keel is laid on bricks possibly as old as Gorey's shipbuilding industry. They were taken from the old prison at Newgate Street.

For more information see La Société Jersiaise website.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Portelet Bay

View from Noirmont Point across Portelet Bay, in the middle of which stands Janvrin Tower. It was built as a defense against French attack during the 1800s, but it stands above the tomb of a sailor called Philip Janvrin. On returning to the island from a trip to Nantes in the year 1721, Janvrin and his crew were not allowed to land, for fear that they might be infected with the plague that was afflicting the people of that area of France. They where ordered to stay in quarantine on their ship in the nearby Belcroute Bay. It's not known whether the crew were actually suffering from the plague, but sadly poor Janvrin died and his widow was still not allowed to bring his body ashore. Permission was finally given for his body to be interred on 'Ile au Guerdain', so that he would be within sight of his St. Brelade home.

A contribution to Outdoor Wednesday
and
ABC Wednesday.

Commemorative stone at Noirmont Point

As the stone states, the headland known as Noirmont Point was acquired by the States of Jersey on behalf of the public in commemoration of those men and women of Jersey who perished in the Second World War 1939-1945.

A contribution to signs, signs.

Noirmont Point

The headland known as Noirmont Point was acquired by the States of Jersey on behalf of the public in commemoration of those men and women of Jersey who perished in the Second World War 1939-1945.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

Wendy's Bench

A memorial bench at Mont du Vallet overlooking Le Pulec. A plaque beneath a carving of a rose reads

"In Memory Of A Beautiful Lady
Wendy Abraham
Donated by St Peters Garden Centre"

Millennium Plaque

Plaque next to the St Ouen Millennium Stone showing the location of the rest of the parish stones.

St Ouen Millennium Stone

Granite stones were erected in each of Jersey's parishes to celebrate the Millennium.