No 27 David Place
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
27 David Place
Other names
Royal Hotel
Location
David Place, St Helier
Type of property
Mid-19th century town terrace house, now part of Royal Hotel. For some years in the late 19th century it was home to a gentlemen's club, initially called the New Club, and later the Caesarean Club
Valuations
No recent transactions
Families and businesses associated with the property
- Shaw. In 1941, the property then owned by pawnbroker William Shaw, was requisitioned by the Germans, and not released until January 1945 [1]
Census returns
- 1861: Elizabeth Chevalier, 64, fundholder; Mary, 23
- 1871: John Amy, 36, cashier and accountant for L&SW Railway; Mary, 33; George, 7, Elizabeth, 6; Elizabeth Chevalier, 74, mother-in-law
- 1881: Francis Le Sueur, 68, merchant and shipowner; Maria, 50; Eliza, 30,; Elizabeth Pingdestre, 45, servant
- 1891: Kathleen Mulready, 57, charwoman; Thomas, 20, club waiter
- 1901: William Moyse, 39, Caesarean Club steward; Agnes, 34, stewardess; Agnes, 5
Almanac listings
- 1874: J Amy
- 1880: G L Hynd
- 1886: Francis Le Sueur
- 1890-1895: New Club
- 1900-1905: Caesarean Club. W Moyse
- 1920: J Barbour, J Barney, Miss A Gruchy
- 1925-1930: A Oxon. Theosophical Society [2]
- 1940: W J Tolk
- 1950-present: Royal Hotel
- 1950: A J Rive, bakery
- 1970: Alexa
- 1980-1990: Alexa. Ginos, tailoring
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Mid-late 19th century property that retains its historic character. Contributes to streetscape as part of the Royal Hotel.
Three-storey, three-bay with attic. Front elevation: Full attic storey with hung slate tiles, dormers with windows. Balustrade along roof line. Stucco with rusticated bands to ground floor, string courses and moulded panels to upper floors. Stone steps to doorway with fluted pilasters and cornice. Ground floor has later frontage with a bay window.
Notes and references
- ↑ Mr Shaw's 1941 seven-page will (Jersey Archive subscription required) shows that he owned a substantial number of properties in St Helier and other parts of the island
- ↑ A religious organisation founded in India in 1875, and still in existence today, although apparently not in Jersey
