Beechwood House, St Mary
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Beechwood House
Other names
- Beechwood
- The Cottage
- Shalom
- The Coach House
Location
Le Hurel, St Mary
Type of property
Historic farm group divided into a number of residential units
Valuations
Sold for £171,603 in 2005, £800,000 in 2013 and £907,000 in 2017
Families associated with the property
- Rondel: During the Occupation Lyndon Lawrence Rondel (1917- ), his wife Kathleen May, née de la Haye (1917- ) and their son Lawrence George (1943- ) were living here
- de Gruchy: Cyril William de Gruchy (1929-2003) lived here, -1960-1974-1990s
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
The house retains its historic proportions and character with fine stonework, emulating the polite architecture of Georgian fashion but with a continuing local character. The house and associated outbuildings create a cohesive group which contributes to the rural setting.
The two-storey five-bay main house is shown on the Richmond Map of 1795 and is considered to have medieval origins, although its fabric and frontage is primarily 18th century. 19th century outbuildings.
East wing, The Cottage, two-storey dropping to single storey and lower two-storey converted outbuilding to west - Shalom.
Parallel to the north is a range of two-storey converted outbuildings - The Coach House.
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