Listed building or place reference: HE1614 Historic site reference Property 1 Windsor Crescent Road name Val Plaisant Parish St. Helier LocationView on map Grade Listed Building Grade 1 Category Residential (town house, terrace) Statement of significance A very fine Regency-style symmetrical crescent of 8 houses, one of the earliest and most significant formal planned ensembles in town, retaining many original features and displaying high quality workmanship. Context Terrace of 8 properties. External Description Set back, part of a symmetrical terrace of 8 houses arranged in a half moon around a private garden. Houses linked by single storey blocks with doorway. Main house 2 storey, 3 bay plus a single storey, 1 bay side link. West elevation: hipped roof, oversailing eaves, central chimney stack with many pots, roof lights, stucco facade, rusticated quoins. Rendered facade, 12 pane (6/6) sash windows. 1st floor windows 12 pane (6/6) sashes, no horns, shutters. Ground floor French windows, shutters, no window guards. Ground floor canopy carried on slender reeded columns. Side bay with slate roof, rendered facade, granite steps up to doorway with single iron handrail. 3 panelled door with glazed overlight. Arch headed 8 pane casement window. North elevation: small roof dormer with 2 pane (1/1) sash with horns. Rendered facade, 12 pane (6/6) sash windows. Garage door inserted into boundary wall. Property fronted by rubble stone wall. Terrace fronted by random coursed, squared granite stone wall with granite piers. Internal Description Ground plan double-pile, with service wing to rear, basement (originally kitchen). Large reception-hall area with a shallow-arched alcove with built-in side-board/cupboard (possibly original). The mahogany staircase forms a well and has a round handrail returning in a horizontal-spiral terminating in a bun finial with mother of pearl button, turned balusters, and applique to risers. The stair retains a pair of niches flanking the arch-topped stair window. The main front living-room has internal shutters and panelled sliding dining-room dividers, but has lost it's original fireplace and ceiling-rosette. All doors throughout are 4 panel pine originals with generous architraves and mouldings. No original fireplaces survive in any of the upper-floor bedrooms. The attic is reached by an enclosed simple stairway, secondary light is supplied by a small 6 pane 3/3 window let into the enclosure, there are no features within the attic. The cellar is now a recreational area for the house. It was once the kitchen and coal-store. Cellar reached via an original staircase with mahogany round handrail, turned newel-post and painted stick balusters The owner recounts that a dumb-waiter was found within the wall and was boarded over. 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 22/02/2016 Schedule Schedule Listed Building Grade 1 348.04 KB Back to search results
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