PLAQUES are to be fixed to the Island’s historically significant buildings which were once home to prominent Islanders and people who became famous across the world.
The specially designed plaques – inspired by the English Heritage Blue Plaques – are to be fixed to nine buildings during the first phase of the scheme. They will commemorate famous and influential figures of the past and the buildings they occupied.
Authors, politicians, painters, sportsmen, campaigners and reformers will all be honoured. They include the renowned Victorian horticulturist Samuel Curtis, as well as Jersey-born actress Lillie Langtry.
Deputy Carolyn Labey, the politician with responsibility for culture in the Island, said: ‘It is not just our national monuments that are important to our heritage – we must also acknowledge the lesser-known but equally significant properties that enrich Jersey’s cultural environment.’
Jon Carter, the director of Jersey Heritage, said that it was important to identify buildings in which historical characters were born, penned their masterpieces, planned their voyages or built business empires.
