Listed building or place reference: BR0090 Historic site reference Property Ouaisne Tower (St. Brelade's No.1) Road name Ouaisne Common Parish St. Brelade LocationView on map Grade Listed Building Grade 1 Category Anglo-Jersey military structure Statement of significance Important example of late C18 Conway Tower in a setting little changed from its original and surrounded by a still largely natural landscape. The tower is significant as an integral part of a group of surviving Conway towers in Jersey that not only illustrates the changing political and strategic military history of the Island in the late C18 and early C19, but represents a turning point in the history of defence strategy across Europe, and global trends in the history of war. Context n/a External Description Standard Conway Tower pattern. Round and tapered, built of regular squared and well-tooled blocks of granite. The upper floors are punctuated with musketry loopholes, with granite dressed ventilation windows on each floor, and a dressed granite doorway raised at first floor level. There are four machicolations at parapet level. Stone paved roof platform with masonry parapet. Additional doorway inserted at ground floor (now blocked). Internal Description The tower is arranged internally on four levels, with a brick vaulted magazine at ground floor, 2 floors above with circuits of musketry loopholes, and a gun roof platform above. Special interest Architectural,Historical For the best experience, you will need to use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge web browser to view the map Back to detail page Back to search results Documents Terms and conditions for downloading documents The plans, drawings and material provided have been submitted to the Chief Officer for permissions in respect of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002. They are protected by copyright under the Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 (Article 70 of the 2011 Law). The material is being provided to make available for public inspection the Register of Planning and Building Applications and must not be used for other purposes without the prior permission of the copyright owner.The Minister for the Environment makes every effort to maintain the accuracy of the information on this website but cannot accept responsibility for and disclaims all responsibility for any loss or damage which may arise from the use of the information provided. For applications approved during or after July 2016 approved documents are available from within the ‘Approved Documents’ section. For applications approved from 15 May 2012 - July 2016 approved documents are available under the ‘Plans’ section. I understand and agree with the terms and conditions. Date Description Size 23/08/2013 ILAP Notices Schedule Listed Building 261.78 KB 17/10/2017 Schedule Listed Building Grade 1 264.68 KB Back to search results
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