Ville au Bas
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Ville au Bas
Location
Rue de la Ville au Bas
Type of property
Farm with 18th century origins
Valuations
- Sold for £1.8 million in 2021. Other transactions are either partly for this property, or for the other of the same name in the same road, or reflect sub-divisions over the years
- £810,000 in 20001; £450,000 in 2001; £500,000 in 2002; £3.1 million in 2007
Families associated with the property
- De Caen: The datestone below indicates ownership in the early 18th century
- Le Sueur: Before being linked to the Augres and Le Sueur families between 1949 and 2021, for 30 years Ville au Bas was owned by the Herpe family. Charles Walter John Le Sueur bought the property from Suzanne Louise Herpe in 1949. She had acquired it from her uncle, Mathurin Herpe, a farmer. Although he bought the property in 1917 from the Blampied family, Mathurin, who was born in France, is recorded as living at the farm in the 1911 census. His Aliens registration card indicates that he lived there until his death in December 1936
Datestones
- 17 PDC ♥ ILB 23 - For Pierre de Caen and Judith Le Brun
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Historic farm group with early 18th century origins, retaining original 18th and early 19th century interior and exterior features. Shown on the Richmond Map of 1795.
A number of Georgian style features indicate renovations in the early 19th century.
Five-bay, two-storey house with barn, now converted to residential use to the east. 19th century lean-to extension to the rear.
Single pile, two rooms wide with central passage and lean-to extension at the back. Staircase with simple handrail, turned newel and stick balusters, and applique to the sides. Ground floor east room has fireplace with large corbels and timber lintels. Beam and joists. Ground floor west room, reportedly the single surviving corbel has been boarded over. 19th century fireplace is salvaged from another property. Room in lean-to has a large chimney breast, possibly the location of a kitchen range.
