Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Dell Farm
Other names
Found in 1901 census
- Del Farm
- Del Cottage
Location
Rue du Bocage, St Brelade
Type of property
17th century farmhouse
Valuations
The property was sold for £2 million in 2017
Families associated with the property
- Le Couteur: The farm was owned by Sir John Le Couteur, and was inherited, in a partage of his assets, by Charles Mounoir Sumner
- Guillaume: Farmer Francis Thomas Guillaume (Guilleaume) (1864- ) was living here in 1901 with his wife Elizabeth, nee Vautier (1860- ), their son Thomas (1898- ), Francis' brother John (1871- ), who helped on the farm, his sisters-in-law Clara Vautier (1870- ) and Hatty Vautier (1872- ), and his niece and nephew, Mary (1890- ) and Alfred Martin (1889- )
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
An important example of a 17th century farm house with good interior and exterior survival. Shown on the Richmond Map of 1795.
Four-bay, two-storey house with two-storey, three-bay old shed/new build on the west, single storey, two-bay farm building on the east. Base of pigsties on west wall.
Two doorways at the back have stone surrounds, with a small niche between them. The fireplace on the west has large granite corbels and a timber lintel. Stone in centre of wall in lean-to may be part of original tourelle staircase. Stone door surround on first floor. First floor east room has large granite fireplace.
Old Jersey Houses
Despite its age and condition, this property is not included in either volume
