27th July 1925
Jersey power station opens for business
Jersey residents enjoyed a regular electricity supply before the island’s first power station opened – or, at least, some of them did. The Jersey Electricity Company was established in St Helier in April 1924 and, in July the following year, it opened its first power station. Located at the end of Albert Pier, it was also home to an electrical devices showroom, which showed the benefits locals could enjoy if they connected themselves to the nascent grid. It worked. Within five years, more than 1000 had signed up and, by the time this had doubled in the early 1930s, it was obvious that the existing power station wasn’t going to keep up with demand. A second station opened at Queen’s Road in 1934, just in time to floodlight the new airport.
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Other events that occured in July
Jersey Opera House is opened
- Jersey Opera House was opened in 1900 by Lillie Langtry. It was later a theatre and cinema, and was badly damaged by fire.
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The Prince of Wales visits Jersey to open Howard Hall
- The Prince of Wales came to Jersey by boat so he could open the recently finished Howard Hall at Victoria College.
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A dying man confesses to murder
- A dying man confessed to having killed a woman for which the victim's brother had earlier been tried, convicted, and hanged.
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Jersey Post International is founded
- Jersey Post was established in 1969 when the Crown dependencies were authorised to set up their own postal services.
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