During the period of the German occupation of Jersey, From

1st July 1940 to 9th May 1945, many inhabitants were

imprisoned for acts of protect and defiance against the

Occupation Forces in H.M. Prison, Gloucester Street which

stood on this site. Others were deported and held in camps

in Germany, and elsewhere from which some did not return.

 

This plaque is placed in their memory with grateful thanks

from the people of Jersey on the 50th Anniversary of the

Liberation of Jersey, 9th May 1995.

 

This plaque was unveiled by Mr. Philip Bailhache, Bailiff

of Jersey on 27th April 1995.

 

 

 

This grill divided men and women in the old Gloucester Street Prison Chapel