Library Place
Library Place runs from the eastern end of the Royal Square to Broad Street and got its name because Jersey's first public library was built there in the 17th century. In the 19th century several locally owned banks established their headquarters there and some of the magnificent buildings constructed for them remain in use today by major UK banks.
And even after the public library moved to the Royal Square, Library Place was home to Payn's Circulating Library. Advertisements in almanacs (see below) show it operating there from at least 1852 to 1886, before moving to 27 King Street.
Loading bags of cash into a van outside Westminster Bank on the corner with New Cut in the 1950s
The original premises of Channel Island Bank
Midland Bank, Library Place
Midland Bank, an extra storey added
The old library
Library Place viewed from Broad Street in the 1970s
NatWest Bank
NatWest Bank, Library Place
The old Public Library in 1859
NatWest Bank at the junction of Library Place with Broad Street
1966
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1966
Midland Bank
German instruction to Simpson's to repair a typewriter in 1942
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Library Place businesses
Victoria Auction Mart was based in Library Place in the 19th century
Philippe de Ste Croix was in charge in 1837
Charles de Ste Croix took over the business later on
Mr Colville was a professor of music at 16 Library Place in 1840
£1 a year to read newspapers and periodicals at Payn's reading room at 7 Library Place in 1840
Prudencial Assurance was based in Library Place
1892
1886
1874
1886
1852
1857
1858
1860
1860
1857
1860
1862
Miss Lyte ran art classes at No 3
Minton House, Philip de Ste Croix's business in 1862
1887 advert
The Steam and Hand Laundry was in Kensinton Place, with a town centre office in Library Place
1853
1881 advert
1881 advert
1887 advert from L'Almanach de la Gazette de Jersey
1866 Nouvelle Chronique advert
Franklin's 'fancy repository' left No 59 King Street for Library Place in 1855
1857
1859
1945
