Listed building or place reference: HE1788 Historic site reference Property 2 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, 2 bay with basement plus a single storey, 1 bay side link. West elevation: hipped roof, oversailing eaves, central chimney stack with many pots, stucco facade, rusticated quoins. 1st floor windows 12 pane (6/6) sashes, no horns, shutters. Ground floor French windows, shutters, iron window guards (not original). Ground floor canopy carried on slender reeded columns. Basement with 4 pane (2/2) sashes with horns. Side bay with slate roof, rendered facade, granite steps up to doorway. Door with 2 glazed panels, with reglazed overlight. Arch headed 8 pane casement window. Extension visible to rear behind side bay. 2 storey, slate roof, 4 pane (2/2) windows. Property fronted by rubble stone wall. Terrace fronted by random coursed, squared granite stone wall with granite piers. Internal Description The building has been converted to multiple occupancy, this has necessitated a rearrangement of the internal spaces with the addition of stud-walls. As a consequence many original features have been lost. However, the staircase survives, it is mahogany with a round handrail returning in a horizontal-spiral, this terminates in a bun, turned balusters, and applique to risers. A pair of statuary-niches survive at first-landing level. A fine ceiling-rosette was seen in the ground-floor front room, along with heavy skirting-boards, and original internal shutters. Other parts of the building were not available for inspection. 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 2016-02-19 Schedule Schedule Listed Building Grade 1 458 KB Back to search results
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