Listed building or place reference: HE1793 Historic site reference Property 7 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 plus a single storey, 1 bay side link. West elevation: hipped roof, oversailing eaves, central chimney stack with many pots, stucco facade, rusticated quoins. Modern roof dormer not of interest. 1st floor windows 12 pane (6/6) sashes, no horns, shutters. Ground floor French windows, shutters, decorative iron window guards. Ground floor canopy carried on slender reeded columns. Basement with 6 pane (3/3) sashes. Side bay with slate roof, rendered facade, granite steps up to doorway with single iron handrail. 2 panelled door with central beading, glazed overlight. Arch headed 8 pane casement window. Steps down to flat in basement, C20 door. Property fronted by rubble stone wall. Terrace fronted by random coursed, squared granite stone wall with granite piers. Former rear (south) service wing greatly altered and not included within listing. Internal Description Ground plan, side entrance, double pile. The entrance reception-hall has been partitioned to form two small extra ancillary rooms. The mahogany staircase has a pad-topped handrail returning in a horizontal-spiral, terminating in a bun-finial with button-insert, turned balusters, and applique to the risers. There is a pair of niches at half landing level (once the position of an arched stair window). The main front living-room has an original marble chimney-piece with an original mid C19 grate, recently brought from elsewhere. The room has an original rosette but with a recent ceiling-rose introduced, having lost its original middle leaves. The room also retains its original internal-shutters (functioning) though the concertina doors through to the rear dining-room are lost. All doors throughout the house are 4 panel mid C19 soft-wood originals. The upstairs bedrooms retain fireplaces, though their grates are now of late C19 or Edwardian origin, one chimney piece has been boarded with elaborate applique in recent times and the other is an original (also present in same position in the neighbouring house to the east). The attic is reached via an enclosed cupboard-stair, the only feature being a very small half-grate with feathers and thistle Regency decoration. 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 24/06/2014 Schedule Listed Building Grade 1 485.07 KB Back to search results
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