Invitation to Jersey 1978 - Part 1

 Invitation to Jersey 1978. Its amazing how many of these hotels have gone.

Travel to Jersey - defunct airline.

British Island Airways (BIA) was the legal successor to British United Island Airways (BUIA). It commenced operations under that name in mid-1970s. Ten years later it merged with Air Anglia, Air Wales and Air Westward to form Air UK, at the time the United Kingdom's biggest regional airline and its third-largest scheduled operator. The first British Island Airways had its head office at Congreve House (1970–1972)] and Berkeley House (1973–1979),[7][8] which are respectively located in Station Road and on the high street in Redhill, Surrey. In 1982 British Island Airways was reconstituted by splitting off the charter operation Air UK had inherited from BIA at the time of its creation into a separate company. The reconstituted BIA ceased operations in 1991.

Still around - the Hotel de France.

https://www.defrance.co.uk/

No longer there

2012 BBC News: A derelict Jersey hotel which was destroyed by fire two years ago is to be replaced by flats. The remains of the Mont de la Rocque Hotel, in St Aubin, are to be demolished and nine apartments built on the site together with parking. The fire was caused by a barbecue which was not put out properly, said Jersey Police. Eight teenagers who were at the scene were given cautions. The States approved the plans for the flats at a ministerial meeting.

Recently departed.

JEP 2020: Rob Behan, owner of Water’s Edge Holdings, which owns the site, successfully applied for planning permission to carry out the work in 2017 – two years after the building closed its doors to tourists. He said that whatever happened to the site, he intended to retain the dive centre and have a pub and restaurant there as well. ‘At the moment plans have been passed for a self-catering development which has commenced. Effectively, that is what we are looking to complete,’ he said. ‘We have done quite a bit of work already with the demolition of one building and a lot of stripping out. ‘The issues are with the 60s block, which we had been looking at retaining. There have been problems with the roof and three of the four walls and it needs demolishing. If three walls need to come down, then you might as well bring the fourth one down too.’

Now apartments.

JEP 2005: Last week, after a couple of deferrals, Planning’s applications sub-committee approved revised plans by architects Axis. The 55-bedroom Hotel Rex in St Saviour’s Road will remain open for one last season and Dandara hope to start work later this year on 86 one-bedroom and five two-bedroom studio flats and two town houses. Not all the existing buildings will be demolished. Architect Ian McDonald said that the listed buildings which form part of the hotel would be retained and restored to form the two town houses.

Gone to housing.

Replaced with a hideous block of flats.

JEP 2009: Dandara have published plans today for 45 flats and seven houses on the former Portelet Holiday Village site. The new scheme comes more than two years after the company acquired permission for more than 50 homes on the site. Those plans were scrapped in October after Dandara demolished the old holiday village. At the time, managing director Martin Clancy said that they had realised that the approved scheme would not work. The company have employed UK architect Richard MacCormack, along with local firm Axis Mason, to design the new plans. Mr Clancy said: ‘We are delighted to have attracted someone of Mr MacCormack’s calibre to take our commitment to innovation and quality to the next level.’

Still there. Hurrah!

https://www.stbreladesbayhotel.com/