I saw this, and asked for more information on Unseen Jersey, as it looked as if it might have an interesting history. I also came across this online from part of a letter on the States website by Mick Millar:
John Terry Limited, one of Jersey's oldest family companies (John Terry was my great-great grandfather) traded as Agricultural merchants in the island for 100 years until 1975 when the demise of the "bridge" system in the 1960s finally rendered its activities obsolete. Since then, the company has rented out its remaining property at 8, 9 Esplanade - 8, 10, 12 Commercial Street.
Here are some of the gleanings from Unseen Jersey.
John Terry Limited, one of Jersey's oldest family companies traded as Agricultural merchants in the island for 100 years until 1975...
They used to deliver supplies to farmers - well-known merchants on The Esplanade, and handled export crops.
The largest export merchants, Mick Millar is the grandson ran his office furniture upstairs, now Dandara, they John Terry had other stores.
This company was an agent/distributor buying produce from farmers, which was then shipped to places like Covent Garden market in London.
My uncle Dennis Blackmore worked there years ago.
My father worked there with Roy Horsefall, as the clerk, his office had a window facing the street. At one time his assistant was going out with Englebert Humperdinck.....as my father was fluent in Jersey French he was very important in the firm.
At that time dealing with Jersey farmers in Jersey French was no doubt an asset. Still in the nineties I remember speaking French to farmers and traffic wardens. The accent was very close to their Norman cousins 15 miles away to the East. On se comprenaient très bien. Il est grand temps de revenir au bilinguisme. C'est l'âme de Jersey. (We understood each other very well. It's high time to return to bilingualism. It's the soul of Jersey.)
It’s a listed building, so hopefully it will be refurbished when the rest of the site is developed
This company was an agent/distributor buying produce from farmers, which was then shipped to places like Covent Garden market in London.
My uncle Dennis Blackmore worked there years ago.
My father worked there with Roy Horsefall, as the clerk, his office had a window facing the street. At one time his assistant was going out with Englebert Humperdinck.....as my father was fluent in Jersey French he was very important in the firm.
At that time dealing with Jersey farmers in Jersey French was no doubt an asset. Still in the nineties I remember speaking French to farmers and traffic wardens. The accent was very close to their Norman cousins 15 miles away to the East. On se comprenaient très bien. Il est grand temps de revenir au bilinguisme. C'est l'âme de Jersey. (We understood each other very well. It's high time to return to bilingualism. It's the soul of Jersey.)
It’s a listed building, so hopefully it will be refurbished when the rest of the site is developed
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