1954 Hotels and Tourism - Part 1

1954, and this month I will be looking at my Chamber of Commerce 1954 Holiday guide, I am struck by how many of the hotels listed here have vanished. In this blog I look at some of those listed, and also at some of the breaking news for that year. I've also tried to check where the hotels were and what replaced them.

To set the scene for the year, here are some events during January 1954, as the year opened.

1.—Fine dry weather ushers in the New Year, the usual activities taking place ; the Drag Hunt held a. point—to-point meeting at Plémont, St. Ouen. whilst at Springfield the Jersey Football League drew 0-0 with the Newport and. District League ; the annual road races staged by the Jeremy Athletic Club took place in the morning; the traditional reception for members of the French colony was held at the residence of the Consul ; weather was fair with a keen northerly wind.

2.——Final performance of Green Room Club pantomime “Humpty Dumpty " at The Forum, all attendance records being broken.

4.—Resignation announced of the Rector of St. Lawrence, the Rev. C. P. du Heaume.

5.—Senator J. J. Le Marquand attacks Insular Insurance Scheme at packed meeting at Town Hall. Mr. J. P. Morison, M.A., tenders resignation as Director of Education.

6.—Parish of St. Peter municipal dinner, the Crown Officers being guests.

7.—His Excellency the Limit-Governor visits Police and Fire Services, presenting long service medals at police headquarters.

8.—-His Excellency makes tour of inspection of “The Evening Post” premises—Annual meeting of Sub—Aqua Club.—-Jersey Debating Club hold discussion on “flying saucers,” this being of a humorous nature.

9.——The first importation of the famous Landrace pig from Sweden arrives in the Island by air.

10.—Laying up of Militia colours in St. Heller's Parish Church precedes annual Peirson Day service.

Hotels Guide

St Saviour's Parish Magazine says:

Casa Marina and Marina House were occupied as dwelling houses for at least 50 years, but by 1932 they had been combined and converted into Hotel Casa Marina, no doubt to capitalise on the rapidly expanding tourism presence in Havre des Pas and Le Dicq. In the 1931 edition of ‘The Official Guide’ to Jersey, a full-page advertisement shows the ‘new and up-to-date’ premises in their pristine state, the proprietor being Mrs. E. B. Averty. The Hotel was still in the hands of the Averty family in the 1980s but in more recent times it was incorporated into the Hotel de Normandie when it was substantially rebuilt and enlarged, sadly resulting in the loss of its character.




Seems to have vanished. My 2018 Almanac lists 35-39 Colomberie as Maxwell Chambers. 36 Colomberie is now listed as Estecita, a health and beauty salon.



Seems to have vanished. Possibly replaced with Parkside Mews.



Gone. 

There's a comment online by anonymous:"I travelled to Jersey in our College vacation in 1970. Walked past the Mont Felard Hotel and on impulse went in and asked if they had any vacancies. They did and I worked as a chambermaid for the season. Staff accommodation was in Halfway House in Millbrook which was er basic! Whilst there I made friends with the owners of the Jubilee Hotel Pat and Mary O'Gorman. I have such amazing memories of those early days. I returned to Jersey each holiday and then came to live permanently in 1971, leaving sadly in 2002. Over those years the decline in agriculture and Tourism escalated. Seeing the old familiar names of those former hotels it is really upsetting. Now that magic buzz that was there in the seventies has gone. It is all very, very sad."