Perry Farm, La Rue du Maistre, St. Mary: Listing of Building: Notice of Intent

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A decision made 11 February 2013:

Decision ref:	MD–PE–2013-0019
Subject:	Notice of Intent to List: Perry Farm, La Rue du Maistre, St. Mary.
HER reference	MY0085		Current status:	Potential Listed Building Grade 2
Decision summary title:	DS - Intent to List: Perry Farm, St. Mary.
DS author:	Director: Policy, Projects and the Historic Environment
DS date:	06/02/2013		DS Status:	Public
Written report title:	WR – Listed Buildings and Places: Perry Farm, La Rue du Maistre, St. Mary.
WR author:	Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage
WR date	06/02/2013		WR Status:	Public
Oral rapporteur:	Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment expressed an intent to List the building and/or place specified above.
Reason(s) for decision:	The special interest of the building and/or place specified above, as defined and in the schedule and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its inclusion on the List of Sites of Special Interest as a Listed Building or Place in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 [as assessed by the Head of Historic Buildings at Jersey Heritage and the Listing Advisory Group]; and
Legal and resource implications:	Article 51 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on the List of Sites of Special Interest those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied has public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attaches to the building or place. Article 52 of the same Law requires the Minister to serve Notice of his intention to do so. There are no additional resource implications of this decision.
Action required:	Serve Notice of Intent to add the Building and/or Place specified above to the List.
Signature:
Name and position:	Deputy RC Duhamel Minister for Planning and Environment
Date signed:		Date of decision (If different to Date Signed):

Perry Farm, La Rue du Maistre, St. Mary: Listing of Building: Notice of Intent

Listed buildings and places

Les bâtisses et endraits historique

Perry Farm, La Rue du Maistre, St. Mary.

This report has been prepared by Jersey Heritage as part of its responsibility under a Service Level Agreement to provide reports and recommendations to the Minister for Planning and Environment on the architectural, historical, archaeological and other significance of buildings and places.

The assessment undertaken and the recommendation given in relation to the above building and place is made under the auspices of Article 51 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law, 2002; and the criteria for the listing and grading of heritage assets adopted and published by the Minister for Planning and Environment.

The report also includes the views and advice offered by the Listing Advisory Group in relation to the assessment of this building and place.

Author of report: Roger Hills BA(Hons) MA DipBldgCons (RICS) IHBC - Head of Historic Buildings

Date of report: 06/02/2013

File ref: MY0085

Special interests of the site

Historic interest

Mid-late C19 with C17 & C18 remains.

Architectural interest

The resurvey team were not permitted access to the property to review its architectural and historical interest. The listing recommendation is therefore based on existing information and images held on the former Historic Buildings Register, and on other published references.

House (2 storey, 5 bay) with 2 ranges of farm buildings to east and west forming a courtyard. Double archway at end of long drive on to La Rue du Maistre (relocated as originally enclosed the courtyard in front of the house, and heightened). House: slate roof with two rendered chimneys to each gable. To north slope a central tower with crenellated top rises to 4 storeys. Walls rendered with ashlar effect and rusticated quoins to south, random rubble to north. To south central bay is entrance porch - rendered with mouldings, to north central bay a flat roofed rendered extension. East range includes marriage stone 17 CH EDP 42, with central shield.

Previous survey notes a corbelled fireplace and impressive tourelle stair, which J Stevens states is one of the best and highest circular stone staircases recorded in Jersey.

Legal reasons for listing

Architectural
Historical

Statement of significance

This C19 property, with early origins, retains its historic character with original features of notable quality and rarity including an impressive tourelle and double round-arched entrance.

Advice offered by MLAG (and others if stated)

At their meeting on 13/08/2012 MLAG agreed with the Jersey Heritage recommendation that the building be Listed as grade 2.

Jersey Heritage recommendation

Listed Building Grade 2

Attachments

Schedule