La Commune, St Saviour
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
La Commune
Other names
- La Commune Farm
- La Commune House
- La Commune Cottage
Location
Rue des Pigneaux, St Saviour
Type of property
Farmsteads
Families associated with the property
- Noel
- Romeril
- Cadiou: In 1901 thatcher and quarry worker Jean Cadiou (1841- ) and his wife Perrine, nee Morvan (1841- ) were living here with their children William (1872- ), a thatcher and quarryman; Philip (1878- ), a gardener; Edward (1881- ), a carpenter; and Clara (1886- ) an apprentice dressmaker
Datestones
- 18 IN EH 04 - For Jean Noel and Elizabeth Hue [1]
- 18 SRR EN 22 - For Simeon Romeril (Tr) and Elizabeth Noel (St S) who married in St Helier on 18 May 1812[2]
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building - La Commune
This parallel farm contributes to its rural setting, defining the road with its neighbour La Commune Farm. The variety of buildings show the development of the farm. The house is unusual in being of three storeys.
It, along with the outbuildings, retain their character, proportions and many external features.
A building is shown on this site on the Richmond Map of 1795. Its early core is 15th century, with development in circa 1700, and the farmhouse being heightened in the 19th century.
Listed building - La Commune Farm
This farm group shows the development through the centuries. It contributes to its rural setting from both the open landscape and how it encloses the road's boundary. The early 19th century Jersey granite farmhouse and the associated outbuildings retain their character and many historic features.
The north walls of the farm form the road boundary. The farmhouse (two-storey, five-bay) has single storey, five-bay, converted outbuilding wing to east. To west are attached barns, returning to south to create L-shape. In yard to the west is tqo-storey barn, on north boundary, built in early 20th century which is now attached to older group by flat roofed 20th century living accommodation for farm workers.
Old Jersey Houses
Not included
Notes and references
- ↑ As is traditional with Jersey datestones of this era, the 'J' of Jean is inscribed as 'I'. But the '1' of 18 has been inscribed as 'J'. The couple married in St Saviour in 1789, some time before this stone was erected, giving further confirmation that these stones must be referred to as datestones, not marriage stones
- ↑ We have not been able to place either of the couples shown on these stones in any of our family trees
