Fosse au Bois
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Fosse au Bois
Other names
None known
Location
Rue de la Croute, St Ouen
Type of property
Rural cottage.
Families associated with the property
- Herve: F Herve was farming here in in 1920 and 1924 - see adverts below
- Le Gresley: In 1940 Henry Francis Le Gresley (1919- ) applied for a postponement of his call-up for military service to be able to complete his studies
- Blampied: William Leonard Blampied bought the property in 1939 for his son William Henry Blampied to farm
1941 registrations
- William Henry Blampied (1883- ), his wife Alice Emily, née Leonard (1888- ) and their daughter Grace (1921- )
- Jean Albert Alexandre Le Chevalier (1897- ), his wife Berthe Françoise, née Bogard (1899- ) and their children John Albert William, Marie Georgette, and Jeanne (1922- )
- Peter Desire Frigot (1877- ) and his daughter-in-law Honora, née O'Keeffe (1906- )
- Elsie Maud Le Gresley, née Pirouet (1898- ) and her son Henry Francis (1919- )
- Ada Mary Le Maistre, née Luce (1897- ) and her children Gordon Wilfred (1922- ), Kathleen Ada (1924- ) and Noreen Alice (1930- )
- Wilfred Le Maistre (1882- )
- Alfred John Turner (1895- ) and his son Alec Alfred Turner (1922- )
- Victorine Marie Turner, née Le Pennec (1897- ), Corentin Julien Turpin (1913- ), Rosalie Lorraine Turpin (1919- )
- George Charles Nicholls (1912- )
- Ada Jane Luce, née Syvret (1875- )
- Arthur Louis Aitcheson (1908- )
It is not clear whether all these individuals were living at the farm, or whether there were other nearby properties with the same name
Wills A number of people gave this address in their wills drawn up during the 20th century. Again, it is not clear if they were living at the farm or nearby
- Eleonore Le Marquand, wife of Thomas Demmick, 1904. Bequeathed to Elias Jon Demmick the property La Fosse au Bois
- Sophie Le Marquand, widow of Philippe Lemprière, 1919
- Helen Le Quesne, widow of Philip Le Marquand, 1926
- Amy Selina Luce, widow of Arthur John Renouf, 1958*
- Réné Le Mottée, 1977
- Ethel Madeline Mauger, wife of Francis Alfred Gicquel, 1979
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Historic farmstead of early origins, retaining historic character and features. Shown on the Richmond Map of 1795.
This is a very complex group of buildings, with an uncertain development pattern, but it is possible that the main house and the link section of the west wing date to the 15th century, as evidenced in the fireplace in the link section. Its position facing west on the wrong side of the gable, however, is a little baffling; it could be a reuse or, as the west chimney of the main house suggests that this part of the building may have originally been two-storey, this modification could point to an open-hall having been ceilinged circa 1680 (the probable date of the corbels, lintel), and a likely date for the building of the west wing proper.
Likely date for the main house refronting and the building of the east wing circa 1800.
Main house with north extension, west single storey L-shaped wing, east wing abutting, and outbuildings to north. Main house: two-storey, three-bay. Front elevation: slate roof with stone chimneys. Random stone construction with some rough dressed openings. West single L-shaped wing: slate roof with tilt-light and modern dormers. West wing east elevation: random stone construction with dressed openings, wide entrance with chamfered jambs and an accolade lintel. East wing: two-storey, two-bay. Slate roof. Rendered with stone sills. Rear extension: two-storey. Clay pan-tiled roof. Rendered with some exposed quoined openings.
A pair of stone fireplaces in the L-shaped west wing appear to be of late 17th century date, though only the jambs of the one to the extreme south gable are original. Its corbels and lintel are good modern fabrications. The fireplace facing west in the outer side of the west gable of the main house appears late 17th century, its timber lintel on typical 17th century corbels are likely to date to that time but its Jambs could be much earlier.
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1920 -
1924
