Historical Structures in Jersey

Fort Regent
The remnants of Fort Regent, originally a substantial fortification was built at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and named after the Prince Regent. 1970s saw its conversion into the Island's present day largest leisure centre. Facilities include a gymnasium, 25-metre pool, with a teaching and children's pool area, indoor children's adventure play area, squash courts, and two large sports halls for badminton, short tennis, bowls, football, netball, volleyball, basketball, indoor cricket, trampoline, table tennis and skating. The Fort is also home to the British Isles' last manned signal station. Extensive rampart walks surround the entire site and offer spectacular views of the Island. Gloucester Hall is a the 2,000-seater hall here that is used for concerts and other functions.

German Underground Hospital
Remanants of an unfinished fortress, presently houses a museum. These fortifications date back to October 1941, the Second World War, when Hitler had ordered construction of an underground fortress of bunkers and tunnels to protect an army division from air and sea attack in Jersey.  Construction began in Meadowbank, St Lawrence, but the structure remained incomplete. Kilometer-long tunnels and galleries had been blasted out from the shale and covered in 6,000 tons of concrete by slave labourers from many nations. This site was originally designed to be bombproof barracks but was eventually converted into a hospital.  The present museum has a collection of photographs that showcase the experiences of Islanders during the period of Occupation.
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