La Porte, St S
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
La Porte
Location
Rue du Pont, St Saviour
Type of property
Two connected houses with possible 16th century origins
Valuations
No recent transactions
Families associated with the property
- Billot: This family has owned the property over the course of many generations, and still retains ownership. Elie Billot was the 1849 owner: Hugh Godfray, Map of Jersey.
- Le Gresley: In 1901 farmer Edward Le Gresley (1865- ) and his wife Jane Elizabeth, nee Falle (1869- ) were living here with their children Edward Falle (1893- ), Claude (1895- ) and Kathleen (1897- ). Edward was shown as a master mariner in the record of his marriage to Jane in 1891, as was his father Edward. Jane's father John Falle was a farmer, possibly here at La Porte. Edward was born in St Martin but we have not been able to find a baptism record for him, either as Edward or Edouard, nor have we been able to place this family in any of our Le Gresley trees.
Datestones
EBL ARN 1891 - On gatepost from the property in field opposite, for Elie Billot and Anne Renouf
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
This house, with its early core, altered internally in the 18th century, and the further building phase in the late 19th century, shows an interesting development. In addition to the arch in the now internal north wall, the eastern section retains its integrity of fabric and has many fine, traditional features internally.
The 19th century building also retains many historic features of its time. The outbuildings retain their significance as part of the group. Shown on the Richmond Map of 1795.
Arch in north wall of the central section in flattened Tudor style, no later than 1600, possibly earlier. The wall has become an inner wall with additions to the north. Small upper door in the east of this section probably served as an outside staircase. 19th century additions.
Two houses set back from road; 19th century to west (two-storey with attic, three-bay) and 16th century to east (two-storey, four-bay) with two-storey outbuildings adjoining further to east with projecting wing to south. Detached and parallel to north are single storey outbuildings.
16th century house: entrance in second bay to the east. Single pile originally in the 16th century with 19th century extension to north causing external front wall with arched door to become internal wall. Enclosed, straight stair. Internal partitions on ground and first floors of timber boarding. Ground floor west room has corbelled granite fireplace, chamfered jambs with round chamfer stop at top. This fireplace partially obscured.
Old Jersey Houses
The outside appearance would lead no one to suspect a round arch, but there is one in the north wall of the central section, which has now become an inner wall on account of later additions. The arch is of the flattened 'Tudor' style and certainly no later than 1600, and could be considerably earlier.
A small upper door in the east of this section of the house probably served an outside staircase. People still living (1977) can recollect their mothers or grandmothers telling them how they had to go outside the house to go upstairs to bed.
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This advert, regarding La Porte, offered the property for sale in 1880 in Chronique de Jersey. The would-be vendor`s family remained in situ, so there must have been a change of mind.
