Galaad House
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Galaad House
Other names
Galaad Chapel
Location
Rue de Haut, St Lawrence
Type of property
19th century Methodist chapel converted to a house in 2007. The house has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and three reception rooms
Valuations
When first converted in 2007 the property sold for £1.3 million. Two years later it was sold again for £1.56 million. In 2020 the property was sold again and the price had fallen to £1.24 million, despite being offered at £1.45 million the previous year.
Families associated with the property
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Galaad Methodist Chapel opened in October 1832, having been built on land donated by Elie de Carteret. Closed in 2003 and converted into a house in 2007 with major internal refurbishment.
Methodism was brought to Jersey in 1774, by two Jersey traders returning from work in the Newfoundland cod fishing trade. Early societies met in a variety of buildings and it was not until 1809 that the Island's first Methodist chapel was built, in St Ouen. There were chapels in all of the Island's twelve parishes by 1838, and by the time of the Religious Census of 1851 it had become a major element of the Island's social and religious life.
Jersey Methodism was very strong by British standards, and culturally distinctive on account of its strength in the Jersey-French community as well as among predominantly English immigrants.
Three-bay building with a hipped slate roof. Gothic-arched windows retaining sashes. East front with fanlight to door and round arches to similar flanking sashes. Unusually, there are two round-arch headed windows high up in the west wall (originally on either side of the reredos). Gallery with cast-iron columns but 1907 refitting now removed.
Notes and references
2019 sale
These photographs were taken when the property was offered for sale in 2019, accompanied by this estate agent's description:
- "From the outside you would almost drive past Galaad Chapel if you weren’t looking for it, but entering the stunning building reveals the soaring lines, a glass and chrome staircase, and dramatic twenty foot ceilings of a beautifully renovated home. The original building dates back to 1832 and was used as a Methodist Chapel for services and weddings, yet today it stands as a contemporary four-bedroom home with many wow features designed to impress.
- "The open plan living area has a galleried walkway over and lots of light streaming in through the elegant arched windows. The enormous master suite has a vaulted ceiling, glass floor, sea views and the most beautiful hand made bedroom furniture.
- "To the rear is a manageable south-facing garden and decked terrace, to the front is a cobbled parking area for four cars and a garage."
