Listed building or place reference: GR0080 Historic site reference Property La Platte Rocque Road name La Grande Route des Sablons Parish Grouville LocationView on map Grade Listed Building Grade 2 Category Residential (rural house) Statement of significance La Platte Rocque is of special architectural, historical and archaeological interest as the site contains an important late Victorian Gothic house and defensive military works dating from the 18th century to the second world war, which are illustrative of the history of fortifications in Jersey and the development of defensive theory and design in the context of a changing military environment. Context n/a External Description The house has a very strong architectural design and displays elements characteristic of Victorian Gothic buildings - including an asymmetrical layout, a large porch, octagonal turrets at its southern corners, a deep sloping tiled roof with tall brickwork chimneys, numerous gables - some hung with fish-scale tiles, mullioned and transomed windows on the ground floor, and oriel windows. The strong architectural design continues to the interior of the house which retains much of its authentic fabric and Gothic features including a substantial staircase with turned balusters, wood panelled doors and architraves, an inglenook fireplace, dado panelling on the walls, and ceilings with ornamental coffering. Both the house and tower are prominent landmarks of great scenic value. The late 20th century structures in the grounds of the house and tower, including the faux fort walls, are not of interest. Internal Description n/a Special interest Archaeological,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 2013-02-19 ILAP Notices Schedule Listed Building grade 2 1507 KB 2011-10-26 ILAP Correspondence Arch report PD-WB 12293 KB 2010-07-30 ILAP Correspondence Arch report Brief- DBA 0 KB Back to search results
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