Listed building or place reference: JN0018 Historic site reference Property Le Marinel Road name Les Chenolles Parish St. John LocationView on map Grade Listed Building Grade 1 Category Farm group Statement of significance Historic farmstead, 16th - 19th century. Le Marinel is an exceptional, high quality building complex of the greatest importance for the history and architecture of the Jersey farm. Context n/a External Description At the northern end of the farm group, at the end of a tree-lined drive with fine dressed granite gate posts, is a farmhouse built in 1870. 2-storey, 5-bay. Finely dressed granite ashlar construction with slate roof and pair of stone chimneys. Window cills to main elevation are each dressed from one large stone incorporating an overhanging cill. Raised and chamfered quoins. Windows are glazing bar sashes. Panelled door with round arch. 2-bay single-storey wings under hipped roofs to each side. To the south, outbuildings of granite rubble with roofs of pantiles and slate enclose a courtyard with unusual plan – being open only on the N-W. On the west side of the courtyard (facing east) is the earlier farmhouse. 2 storey, 4 bay. This has an early round arch doorway with double voussoirs and inscribed 1619 on the left shoulder stone, although the style of the arch suggests an earlier date (different research suggesting c.1550 or even a C14 date). Moulded gable stones. The present windows are sashed with glazing bars, with brick surrounds on the 1st floor. A range of rooms were added on the back (west) of the house in the C18. The south range has early stonework and an unusual internal plan form with first floor bedrooms to the south served by a long panelled north corridor which has 3 windows, all with accoladed lintels and chamfered quoins. Some bedrooms are panelled with 2 rooms containing panelled fireplace surrounds. Other interior features include 18th century painted wall canvas and 6-panel doors with drop hinges. Workshops to ground floor. The north and eastern ranges date to the late C18 and include a cider house complete with apple crusher and press, and brick bread oven. Associated structures include the remains of a granite cindriére, a fine walled garden to the south, and a stone fontaine in field 551 to the west of the property. High quality interior of 1870 house including marble fireplaces, grained joinery fittings, fine staircase and subsidiary staircase linked to servant's corridor. Internal Description n/a 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. Back to search results
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