Register for Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey
West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade
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 and archaeological significance of buildings and sites.
The assessment and recommendation are made in accordance with the existing criteria for assessment and designation of historic buildings. The report includes the views and advice offered by the Ministerial Registration and Listing Advisory Group.
Author of report: Roger Hills BA(Hons) MA DipBldgCons (RICS) IHBC Head of Historic Buildings
Date of report: 17 March 2009
File ref: BR0056
Current status
Not registered.
Relevant interests of the site (see assessment form)
Historic interest
Although adjacent to the grounds of La Haule Manor, and despite the name of the property, the buildings have never operated as a lodge. The site was leased by the manor for residential use in the 1930s.
Architectural interest
The site includes a pair of mismatched buildings dating to the 1920s/30s.
At the centre of the site is a 2-storey, single-bay rendered building, which has the appearance of a 1930s structure with geometric bands of render framing the front elevation, a very shallow pitch (almost flat) roof and an external chimney stack the full height of the building. The fenestration is of a 19th century pattern and may possibly be re-used from an earlier structure. There are 12-pane timber sash windows with margin lights to the façade (with shutter hinges in situ), a hornless 12-pane sash on the south elevation, and a timber casement window at first floor.
Abutting this building along the roadside to the north is a rubble granite wall (containing a gothic window) which connects to a dressed stone gateway accessing the grounds of the manor (this 19th century structure is included within the La Haule Manor SSI). Behind the wall, and wrapping around the north and west side of the 2-storey building is a flat-roofed single-storey storage area built in the 1970s. Another separate late 20th century shed is built up against the granite boundary wall that separates the site from the manor garden.
On the south side of the site is a weatherboard single-storey building dating to the 1920s / pre-1935. It has an L-plan with the 2 wings meeting at a large central arched window within a gable. There are casement windows on the front and end walls and a pitched slate roof. To the rear is a pair of bay windows with leaded lights.
Advice offered by MRLAG (and others if stated)
MRLAG discussed the property at its meeting on 9 March 2009. Members were unanimous that the buildings do not merit inclusion on the register.
Jersey Heritage recommendation
The buildings are of limited architectural and historical interest and should not be registered.
Justification relating to criteria
The registration of West Lodge is not justified as the property is not of architectural or historical significance as judged against the criteria for assessment and designation of historic buildings.
In addition, the buildings fail to meet the specific criteria for post-1920 structures e.g. they are not representative examples of a recognisable design or stylistic movement, do not display innovative use of materials, and are not designed by a well-known architect.