Jersey Heritage
| Founded | 1983[1] |
|---|---|
| Focus | Heritage |
| Location | |
Key people | Jonathan Carter (Director) Philip Thomas (Finance Director) |
| Website | jerseyheritage.org |
Jersey Heritageis an independenttrustinJerseywhich is responsible for the island's major historic sites,museums,and publicarchives.It holds collections of artefacts, works of art, documents, specimens, and information relating to Jersey'shistory,culture,and environment.
The trust was formally registered in Jersey on 3 June 1983.
The trust is financed by an annual grant from theStates of Jersey,and self-generated income.
Properties managed
[edit]Jersey Museum and Art Gallery
[edit]The Jersey Museum and Art Gallery is located at Weighbridge Place, in St Helier.
Jersey Archive
[edit]The Jersey Archive, established in 1993,[2]is located in a building on Clarence Road, in St Helier.
It has the responsibility of cataloging and storing historical documents and works of art,[3]and to make archived items available to the public. This includes the initial examination of theGrouville Hoard,found in 2012.
The research staff at the facility will assist anyone with local research on subjects such asfamily history,the history of buildings, and theoccupation of the Channel Islands.[4]
Other properties managed
[edit]- Jersey Maritime Museum,New North Quay, St Helier
- Occupation Tapestry Gallery at the Maritime Museum
- Mont Orgueil Castle,Gorey
- Elizabeth Castle,St Helier
- Hamptonne Country Life Museum
- La Hougue Bie
- Seymour Tower
- La Rocco tower
- Fisherman's Cottage, St Helier
- Marine Peilstand 2, also known asRadio Tower
- La Crête Fort
- La Tour Cârrée
- L’Etacquerel Fort
- Fort Leicester, 19th century fort[5]
- Lewis Tower
- Kempt Tower
- Archirondel Tower
- Barge Aground, seaside folly built in the 1930s[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Who We Are".Jersey Heritage.Retrieved4 July2022.
- ^"Jersey Archive".Jerseyheritage.org.Retrieved3 October2012.
- ^"Jersey Archive add documents to website".Bbc.co.uk. 11 October 2011.Retrieved3 October2012.
- ^Heritage, Jersey."Contact Us - Jersey Heritage".JerseyHeritage.org.
- ^"Fort Leicester".Jersey Heritage.Retrieved30 April2013.
- ^"Barge Aground".Jersey Heritage.Retrieved30 April2013.