Paul Darroch | Author of Jersey history books | As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases |
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Mont Orgueil in an unprecedented 34 c May heatwave.
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Rozel Bay in a vanished age - postcard dates from 1890 to 1900.
Jersey, Rozel Bay, Channel Islands - Image retrieved from the Library of Congress (Public Domain)
loc.gov/item/2002696488/
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Bouonne Libéthâtion! Happy Liberation Day! 🇯🇪🇬🇬🇨🇶 The re-enactment of the raising of the flag on the Pomme d’Or balcony #JerseyCI
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#ad Great to see the reprint of Illustrated Tales of Jersey 🐉 back at #Waterstones on Queen St. in St Helier (Secrets of the Sea 🌊 is on sale too!) #books
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Les Blanches Banques in #JerseyCI. To discover the legend of how they were created, read on….
“Wreckers of Winter Night”… ⚡️ 📕🎙️
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A Valentine’s Day 💕 tale of one of the most disastrous dates in Jersey’s history. The true Victorian tale of Louisa Journeaux, who was swept away into the Atlantic approaches in an open boat….
(Link in first comment) 🎙️
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Magnificent Corbière Lighthouse. 💡Another Jersey 🇯🇪innovation - this was the first lighthouse in the British Isles to be made of reinforced concrete. How much do you think it cost to build in 1874 (Including the causeway and lighthouse keeper’s cottage)?
#lighthouse #JerseyCI
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What’s the story behind the fiery cover of my second book, Jersey: Secrets of the Sea?
The painting 🖼️ is a detail from “SS Amazon on Fire in the Bay of Biscay” (1852) by Jersey artist Philip John Ouless (1817-1885). Courtesy of the Jersey Heritage Collections. Here is the tale behind the tragedy ⬇️
The SS Amazon 🚢 was a wooden-hulled paddle steamer on a voyage from Southampton. The ship was a tinderbox; stuffed to the brim with barrels of coal and bales of hay. Fatally, it also carried five hundred bottles of mercury, bound for the mines in Mexico.
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Ouless became one of Jersey’s most celebrated maritime artists. 👨🎨
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You can find out more about Jersey: Secrets of the Sea 🌊 here: amzn.eu/d/0goPCWZY
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The year is 1925. The Island is 15 years away from the trauma of the Occupation. There is no dome at Fort Regent. No tunnel. The area occupied by the modern IFC, Waterfront, Marina and recycling centre lies beneath the waves. 🌊 🌊🌊
If you enjoy Jersey history, you can read and hear more in my History Islands Substack (link in first comment) 🇯🇪
#JerseyCI #history #ChannelIslands
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Prince’s Tower - Jersey’s lost landmark. Once it offered spectacular views of the whole Island 🇯🇪 - and the French coast. 🇫🇷 Discover its story here 👇
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