La Maitrerie
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
La Maitrerie
Other names
La Maitrerie Farm
Location
Rue de La Maitrerie, St Martin
Type of property
Farm with possible 16th century origins, divided into residential units
Valuations
- Sold for £825,000 in 2002
- Several transactions for five different residential units
Families associated with the property
- Le Maistre: The family after whom the house was named
- Gaudin: Home of Thomas Gaudin, whose dated stone is recorded below, Deputy of St Martin, and he, upon whose research was published, the first Dictionary of Jersey Norman-French
- Doublard: In 1941 Jean Baptiste Doublard (1886- ), his wife Lucille Marie, née Crenan (1900- ) and their daughters, Violet Edith and Lucille Marie, were living here
Datestones
- ELM 1716 - For Le Maistre
- 18 GGD ♥ IGD 12 - For George and Jeanne Gaudin, who married in St Martin in 1805 [1]
- 18 TG ♥ JMdeG 92 - For Thomas Gaudin and Jane Margaret de Gruchy. This engraving is on a north-facing lintel, at the back of the house
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
The farmhouse with possible 16th century origins and associated early 19th century outbuildings retains its proportions and historic external features. The other buildings each retain their character with many historic features remaining. The group remains cohesive as a whole.
This building is shown on the Richmond Map of 1795. It is considered to be 16th century in origin [2] with developments in the 18th and 19th centuries. Three farmhouses and extensive outbuildings renovated in late 20th century to multiple occupancy.
Farmhouse on south-east of site: Two-storey, three-bay. Extension to northeast is 1999.
