No 60 David Place
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Property name
60 David Place
Other names
- Pembroke Terrace. The eight properties in the terrace are numbered 54-61, up to the junction with Val Plaisant
Location
David Place, St Helier
Type of property
1844 town terrace house. Requisitioned by the Germans from October 1941 to November 1942
Valuations
In 2020 The Cottage, 59 and 60 David Place, was sold for £360,000
Families and businesses associated with the property
- Coutanche: The family built the terrace in 1844
Occupation registrations
In 1941 the following people were living here:
- Beatrice Maud Barnes (1919- )
- Iris May Chevert (1925- )
- Ronald Clunn (1925- )
- Gladys May Adelina Macfarlane, nèe Glunn (1904- )
- Elsie Edna Jeune, née Craythorne (1908- )
- Joan Peggy Hurley, née Le Vesconte (1920- ) and her children Edward Bartholomew and Maureen Joan
- Ruth Rosina Beatrice Armstrong (1910- ), transported to Germany in 1942
Census returns
- 1861-1881: John WIlls, 60, doctor; Harriet, 31; John, 9, Emily,8; servants
- 1891: George Touzel, 60, corn merchant; Mary, 56; George, 24, corn merchant's assistant
- 1901: George Touzel, 42, grain merchant; Mary Le Mercier, 34, housekeeper
Almanac listings
- 1874-1886: Dr J Wills, Mrs Wills
- 1890-1905: G Touzel
- 1910: Mrs Whitley. Col Hopkins. Rev Quarrie
- 1915-1930: C F Journeaux
- 1950: G M McFazrlane. J Quenault. Mrs E Jeune. Mrs J Hurley. E Loxton
- 1960: F Fenton
- 1970: R Speller. J Quenault. Mrs E Jeune. J L Brown
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Part of a designed classical terrace, built in 1844 by the Coutanche family, which is one of the best examples of an early 19th century formal planned ensemble in St Helier.
Once a doctor's surgery owned by Dr John Wills.
Mid-terrace set back. THree-bay, three-storey plus basement mirroring No 59. Front elevation: slate roof with two box dormers. Stucco with rusticated bands on basement. First and second floor windows 12-pane sashes. Ground floor eight-pane French windows. THree column porch shared with No 59 is Ionic order with dentilled cornice. Panelled reveal to door. Six-panel door with roll moulding down centre, with top and side lights. Stone steps to door with railings dividing the two properties. Stone boundary wall, granite copings, ironwork railings. Rear elevation: Slate roof with two dormers and roof lights. First and second floor windows are 12-pane sashes. New building has been inserted into back yard of Nos 59 and 60.
