No 10 Esplanade
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
10 Esplanade
Other names
Customs Hotel
Location
The Esplanade
Type of property
Hotel/public house, now demolished for 21st century rebuild
Valuations
No recent transactions
Families and businesses associated with the property
Almanac listings
- 1880: Mrs Blake, restaurant
- 1886-1895: P McAllen, publican
- 1900: J Williams
- 1905-1940: G F Misson, followed by E Misson
- 1950-1955: F G Waters
- 1960: D Cochrane
- 1965: C D Dutertre
- 1970: J W Macdonald
- 1975: P Daniel
- 1980: D Burrell
- 1990: Customs Hotel, no proprietor given
Census returns
- 1851: Elizabeth Farrell, 85, hotel keeper
- 1861: Charles McAllen, 59, formerly blacksmith; Susan, 59; Philip, Elizabeth, Elenore, Amelia; Ann Vicq
- 1871: Charles McAllen, 69, Susan, John Vicq, 53, ship's carpenter; John Henry 30, ship's carpenter; Harriet, 23
- 1881: Ann Blake,44, hotel keeper, widow; Joseph, 21, blacksmith; May, 19 and Elizabeth, 17
- 1891: Philip McAllen, 30, hotel proprietor; Elizabeth, 58, mother; Alfred, 22 and Alice, 15
- 1901: George Misson, 52; Elizabeth, 33; Frank, Lizzie, Philip, Albert, Ernest
- 1941: Occupation registration: The Misson family were still recorded as living here
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
An imposing building of circa 1860s retaining some good original exterior features and character.
Three-storey (plus attic), four-bay town house. Slate roof set back behind moulded cornice and shallow parapet; with rendered end stacks. Cast iron hopper head and downpipes above ground floor. Walls rendered in ashlar effect with rusticated quoins on west, stepped voussoirs and vermiculated keystones. The rear elevation has been extended and modernised including re-rendering.
Notes and references
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Customs Hotel bar, 1970 -
1899 advert
