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Central Market, in Beresford Street, St Helier, is an indoor market that was opened in 1882. [46] It is an official Site of Special Interest, [ 47 ] and is popular with tourists and locals. It features Victorian architecture including cast iron structures, and an ornamental fountain in the centre.
The face of St Helier as sculpted on the 1978 monument La Croix de la Reine in St Helier. Saint Helier Harbour is named after Helier (or Helerius), a 6th-century ascetic hermit from Belgium. The traditional date of his martyrdom is AD 555. His feast day, marked by an annual municipal and ecumenical pilgrimage to the Hermitage, is on 16 July.
A 2005 residential and commercial development in St. Helier incorporates a plaque and light installation marking the boundary of La Vingtaine de la Ville The Historic Town Centre of St Helier is in the vigntaine
Steam clocks by other makers are installed in St Helier, Jersey and at the Chelsea Farmers' Market in London, England. Although they are often styled to appear as 19th-century antiques, steam clocks are a more recent phenomenon inspired by the Gastown steam clock built by Saunders in 1977.
The economy of Jersey is a highly developed social market [8] economy. It is largely driven by international financial services and legal services, which accounted for 39.5% of total GVA in 2019, a 4% increase on 2018. [9] Jersey is considered to be an offshore financial centre. [10]
The Central Business District of St Helier Jersey's economy is highly developed and services-focused, with a GDP per capita of £45,320 [ 9 ] in 2019. It is a mixed market economy , with free market principles and an advanced social security infrastructure.
The former railway station in St Helier forms part of Liberty Wharf. Liberty Wharf is a shopping centre in St Helier , Jersey, which opened in November 2010. [ 1 ] Much of the site is a former abattoir which was restored and converted for use as a shopping centre.
Saint Thomas Church's spire is prominent in Saint Helier skyline. Today, Jersey is under the diocese of Portsmouth. There are eight Catholic churches on the island. [5] However, there is a shortage of priests and workers and the Catholic Church there has therefore had to close two chapels [6] and sell some of its churches. [7] [8]