A memory bank of St Helier’s collective history wants questions answered and more stories.

St Helier Memories is a website which gathers stories from current and former residents of the St Helier estate.

It began last year and was the initiative of Circle Library manager, Margaret Thomas.

The site has had a successful first year obtaining oral histories, photographs and firsthand accounts of historical events.

In particular, they received a photograph of some of the earliest residents which speaks volumes about St Helier’s history.

The photograph taken in the early 1930s and shows a family sitting outside their home; the couple are Gwyn and Edith Thomas with their son and some of their neighbour’s children.

They were part of the influx of residents from London who moved to the area in the 1920s and 30s, and their descendants still live in area.

London County Council developed the St Helier estate between 1928 and 1936, and its purpose was to re-house people from overcrowded and decaying areas.

Families left the London street life for St Helier and similar areas where they had access to green open spaces and the men could still get to work.

The site has also received a response from people who live all over the world, including Gordon Jones, 85, who now lives in Australia.

In particular the site is trying to identify people in a photograph donated by Mr Jones which was taken in the playground of Tweeddale School in 1943.

The photograph shows the army cadet band of the C Company, 3rd Cadet Battalion, East Surrey Regiment in which Mr Jones played Eb Bass.

Mr Jones left the Cadets in 1944 to join the regular army and lost contact with the band.

Memory bank project manager Cheryl Bailey said they have had a brilliant response throughout their first year but they would like to hear more, particularly stories from the earliest years of the estate.

For further information visit heliermemories.org.uk/.