Gorey Harbour at Low Tide

The beach at Gorey Harbour has been used for loading cargo since at least the Middle Ages. In 1685 Dumaresq wrote that Gorey was the most ancient port of the Island and described the pier as "old and decayed". In 1815, it was decided to rebuild the decaying pier to serve the 150 or so visiting oyster-fishing boats stationed in the port during the season. The work cost £16,000 and was completed by 1817 and, in the following years, hotels, chandlers and houses were built along the pier when the land beneath the castle was sold off by the Crown.

Today the harbour has been taken over by yachts and small craft.

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HSBC Bank

HSBC Bank on the corner of Esplanade and Gloucester Street, St Helier.

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Red dinghy

On the seawall at Gorey Harbour. The lines go out to craft moored on the beach.

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Churchill Park Fountain

Ornamental Fountain in the Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Park, St Brelades.

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Feeding Flamingo

A "Greater Flamingo" (Phoenicopterus roseus) at Lion Park, Jersey Gold. The traditional pink colour derives from their diet of shrimps. Captive birds are paler due to the lack of shrimp in their diet.

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French Harbour, St Helier

From Pier Road looking over the yachts in the French Harbour towards the cranes on Albert Pier.

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Track to Battery Moltke

Track leading off La Route de la Mare to the German Occupation Site, Battery Moltke. The sign forbids unauthorised dumping.