No 23 David Place
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
23 David Place
Location
David Place, St Helier
Type of property
Georgian town terrace house.
Valuations
Sold for £262,500 in 2015 and divided into apartments. Apartment 2 sold for £350,000 in 2019 and £572,000 in 2022
Families and businesses associated with the property
Occupation registrations
- In 1941 Edward Oliver Ross (1903- ) and his wife Annie Muir Henderson, née Gilmour (1906- ) owned and lived here. The house was searched in 1942 after their arrest for passing information to Russian workers. The were imprisoned in France for 'consorting without authority with prisoners of war and distributing wireless news hostile to Germany' (see picture at the bottom of the page).
- Also living here in 1941 were Ethel Julia Churchill, née Wheal (1896- ) and Dorothy Alice Morel, née Andrews (1899- )
Census returns
- 1861-1871: Charlotte Perchard, 48, lodging house keeper, Charlotte, 22, Mary, 18
- 1881: Gordon Wainman, 30, annuitant; Evelyn, 27; Philip, 2; Elizabeth Ward, 21, servant. Esther Coutanche, 50, lodging house keeper; Ann, 49
- 1891: David Vincent, 28, dentist; Helena, 28; Helena, 6; David, 8; Barkley, 2
- 1901: Francis de Faye, 38, chemist and bottled water manufacturer; Phoebe, 37; George, 15; Clement, 13; Eline, 11; Edward, 8; Katharine, 6; Francis, 4; Philip, 2; Francis, 74, father
Almanac listings
- 1874: Mrs Le Riche
- 1880: Miss Coutanche
- 1886: M E V Hugo, dentist
- 1890-1895: D P Vincent, dentist
- 1900-1915: F G de Faye
- 1920: Miss Le Couteur
- 1925: E C Manston
- 1930: G E Bull. F P Cabeldu
- 1940: E J Parson
- 1950-1970: E O Ross, dentist
- 1980: D Pickering. M J Sprent, J L Cooper, dentist
- 1990: Dental surgery
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
A well preserved mid-19th century house. Streetscape value.
David Vincent, who lived at 44 David Place according to the 1901 census, set up his first dental practice here.
Mid-terrace, set back. Two-storey, three-bay. Stucco ashlar effect with barely visible rusticated lintels . Front elevation: All windows two-pane timber sashes without horns. Original shutter hinges visible but current shutters are fixed to wall. Console brackets support cornice above door. Door is eight-panel with overlight and side lights. Granite steps up to door and coloured tile path. Stone boundary wall with iron railings and gate.
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