No 12 Charing Cross
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
12 and 12½ Charing Cross
Location
Charing Cross, St Helier
Type of property
Town house and shops. Although the numbers suggest that this address has been sub-divided at some point, it appears always to have been built as two semi-detached properties. It first appears in an almanac listing in 1895, as No 12, but was not listed again until 1940, when No 12 and No12½ were both shown with different occupants.
Valuations
Sold for £280,000 in 2005
Families associated with the property
- Dupre: William Henry Dupre manufactured coal buckets here in 1840
- Ahier: Harold Jehan Ahier (1912- ) and his wife Rosa Elizabeth, nee Amy (1920- ) were living at Flat 3, No 12½, in 1941
- Lawrence: Robert Henry Lawrence (1913- ) and his wife Lilian May, nee Elliott (1913- ) were living at No 12 in 1941
- The premises were not listed in any census returns
Almanac listings
- 1837 - Le Feuvre, grocer
- 1852 - Philip Le Sueur, chemist and druggist
- 1895 - M Perkins
- 1940 - 12, D Stuart; 12½, W Cole, F A Lawrence
- 1950-1955 - 12, D Stuart, R H Lawence; 12½ F H Lawrence, A K Elliot
- 1960-1980 - 12, Lloyds, L Cauvin
- 1970-1980 12½, F R Lawrence, A S Jordan
- 1990 - 12, Pickwicks
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
A mid-19th century building which contributes to the scale and historic character of the street. Four-bay three-storey. Front elevation: Slate roof with a set back, glazed outlook on west side, and rendered chimney on east gable. Stucco with lined ashlar effect.
First and second floor window openings are unusual double-sash width. Ground floor is divided into two shops, with altered shop fronts. Door on west side.
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Advert in Chronique de Jersey in 1840
