Listed building or place reference: GR0244 Historic site reference Property Fort Henry Road name La Rue de la Ville es Renauds Parish Grouville LocationView on map Grade Listed Building Grade 1 Category Anglo-Jersey military structure Statement of significance Fort Henry (formerly known as Fort Conway) is the only fort of its kind on Jersey and unique in a British Isles context. The fort belongs to the early Conway period with construction beginning soon after 1772 - located among the sand dunes of Grouville Bay and designed to hold the central sector of the coastline. The fort is still in something approaching its original setting, albeit currently manicured as golf links. Context n/a External Description The fort has a heavy, battered masonry curtain surrounding a yard with a large square keep tower on the seaward side flanked by raised stone gun platforms. The keep is of unique design - in effect a square Conway Tower integral to the surrounding fortress with machicolations on diagonally opposed corners. There are some rare surviving internal timber fittings (loophole doorframes) and it is likely that there was originally an external dry ditch as is found at other forts in the island. The German forces modified the keep in 1941 with steel and concrete insertions, and most notably by the addition of two boldly projecting cantilevered platforms for searchlights. The Germans also built concrete shelters inside the yard and added machine gun nests at each corner of the fort. There has been post-war demolition of ancillary buildings within the yard, most notably the C-plan accommodation block that stood astride the fort entrance. The yard is currently used as a maintenance depot for the Royal Jersey Golf Club and the various post-war structures relating to this do not form part of the listing. 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 2016-05-31 Schedule Listed Building Grade 1 238 KB 2013-02-19 ILAP Notices Schedule Listed Building 242 KB Back to search results
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