Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
1-3 Beresford Street
Location
Corner of Halkett Place and Beresford Street, St Helier
Type of property
Shopping complex
Valuations
No recent transactions
History of the property
The building now occupying this prominent town-centre position has no history in itself, but the history of the site tells the story of retail trading in Jersey over more than a century.
The properties 1, 2 and 3 Beresford Street were progressively acquired by Le Riches Stores either side of the turn of the 19th century, and a new building was constructed occupying the whole site. That building was replaced in 1932, and the 30-year cycle was repeated when another more modern building replaced it in the 1960s.
Le Riches no longer operate from the building, which is has been leased by other businesses since the 1970s.
Families and businesses associated with the property
Census returns
- 1851 - No 2, Philip Rodeout (56) wine merchant; wife Georgina (38) and son Philip (9). No 3, Mary Butt (39), fishmonger, and her daughter Ellen (16)
- 1861 - No 1, Philip Messervy (37) ironmonger; wife Annie (31) and daughter Annie (7m). No 2, Philip Rideout (59) widower, wine merchant; son Philip (15) assistant; niece Ann Rideout (22). No 3, John Thomas du Jardin (50) merchant; wife Barbara Ann (44); three sons, two daughters and a house servant
- 1871 - No 1, unoccupied; No 2, Philip Rideout (70) wine merchant; son Philip (29) wine merchant, daughter-in-law Annie (27), grandson Philip (3), domestic servant. No 3, John Thomas du Jardin (60) merchant and States Deputy; wife Barbara Ann (54); daughter Maud (8)
- 1881 - No 2, Charles Naylor (40) wine merchant; wife Rosetta (41); four sons and four daughters. No 3, John du Jardin (70) Inspector of Markets and owner of china warehouse; wife Barbara Ann (64), daughter Edith Maud (18)
- 1891 - No 1, unoccupied. No 2, Charles Naylor (50) wine merchant; wife Rosetta (57), one daughter and one son. No 3, Elizabeth Amy (67) widowed decorator; granddaughters Psyche (10) and Irene (6)
- 1901 - No 2, Tom Davis (32) wine merchant; wife Emma (22) and son Harry (3)
Almanac listings
- 1874 - No 1, P Messervy, ironmonger. No 2, P Rideout, wine merchant. No 3, J T du Jardin, china and glass warehouse
- 1880 - No 1, P Messervy, ironmonger. No 2, J Naylor, wine merchant. No 3, J T du Jardin, china and glass warehouse
- 1886 - No 1, P Messervy, ironmonger. No 2, J Naylor, wine merchant. No 3, Amy and Rothwell, paperhangers and decorators
- 1895 - No 2, H Coleman. No 3, E Amy and Co, paperhangers and decorators
- 1900 - No 2, F Coleman. No 3 – Le Riche Ltd
- 1905-1960 - Nos 1-3, Le Riche Ltd
- 1965 - Nos 1-3, Concorde
- 1970-1975 - Nos 1-3, Maison Le Riche
- 1980 - Nos 1-3, Unit One
- 1990 - Nos 1-3, Laura Ashley
Notes and references
Coleman, sole agent for Raggett's Nourishing Stout
1881 advert
1881 advert
1855
1857
A cider bottle sold by C Naylor
1894
An unusual view showing the tops of shop blinds in the 1890s. Le Riches have arrived at No 1 on the left, H Coleman is at No 2, which dates the picture between 1891 and 1900, and it is not clear which business is at No 3, although it is likely to be E Amy, paperhangers and decorators. However, it is not certain whether this business had a shop at No 3 or just their offices
This picture shows the same buildings at ground level, and it was definitely taken in 1897 during the celebrations for Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee
This picture was taken a few years later, after 1905, because Le Riches now occupy Nos 1, 2 and 3 on the left. But there are only ornate railings at first floor level on No 1, indicating that the property has not yet been rebuilt
The staff, and perhaps some of their customers, pose outside the shop, after the property was rebuilt
The view in the 1950s, after the second rebuilt
