Listed building or place reference: SA0223

Historic site reference
Property: Le Ponterrin (C16 House & Gatehouse Range)
Road name: La Rue du Ponterrin
Parish: St. Saviour
Location: View on map
Grade: Listed Building Grade 1
Category: Farm group
Statement of significance: 16th century house with medieval origins; and 17th century gatehouse range. Associated with Fief du Ponterrin. The site is of great importance as a rare survivor of an early type of Jersey farmhouse and the quality of the architecture and of the decorated granite is exceptional.
Context: n/a
External Description: The buildings at Le Ponterrin are arranged around a courtyard. The main house forms the north range, and parallel to it - alongside the road - is a gatehouse range. Another range of agricultural buildings that formed a west range has been demolished leaving only a garden wall. The main house has the appearance of a 16th century property but has a long and complex building history which is not yet fully understood. The front door has a massive round arch of early form, and a cross chamfer stop which certainly dates it before 1547. However, the wall in which the archway is set is potentially a re-fronting of an older house of which the gable ends survive, and details of some of the windows and of the internal arched doorways may also date earlier to the late 15th or early 16th century suggesting that the primary structure has medieval origins. The house is 2-storey, with 4 irregular bays and contains a wealth of interesting features. There is a chamfered central doorway with massive stone arch, and outer row of voussoirs. The left-hand chamfer stop is in the form of a cross, and the right-hand stop thought to be chalice. There are 4 windows on each floor. The upper windows are regular in size, all chamfered with the exception of that to the right of the arch which is moulded with bar holes. The fenestration on the ground floor is irregular. There is a squat window with accolade lintel, a deep window with a decorated lintel and massive sill, a tiny window with bar sockets combined with the arch, and a tall window with lintel decoration. There are three robust chimney stacks with thatch stones serving three granite hearths, and a pantile roof. The right hand gable stone is said to be carved with a face wearing an innocent and surprised expression. A later granite stone extension has been built on the east and north elevation. The interior has lost much of its historic joinery but retains massively built granite fireplaces - all of the same cornice design. There are also two interior stone arches, both shoulderless - one leading from the entrance hall to the room on the left, and one from the passage above to the bedroom. Interior stone arches are rare and indicate a house of high social standing. The southern range bordering the road comprises a 6-bay house, likely of 17th century origin with a 19th century extension on its east gable, a combined double-gateway and gatehouse built in the 17th century when the house was united with the fief du Ponterrin, and a 19th century pigsty at the east end of the range. The cottage is 2-storey, 6-bay, with stone rubble walls and pantile roof. Most windows have granite surrounds of 17th century pattern; with later brick dressings used at ground floor. There is a granite chimney stack with thatching stones to the west gable, and a red-brick chimney stack to the east gable. Modern lean-to porch and single-storey rear extension. The gatehouse - built as one piece with the double-gateway in 1643 - is a very interesting structure and a rare survival of its type. The double-arched entrance archway is of well-dressed granite, with shouldered springers and large upright base blocks. The outer openings are embellished with a moulding comprising a three-quarters roll and sunk chamfer. There is a large archway for vehicular access and an adjoining pedestrian archway with a bas-relief cartouche PF1643 for Philippe Falle and the date of construction. The perforated stone corbels for the gates survive in situ. The pedestrian arch is now incorporated into the 19th century extension to the cottage. The attached gatehouse is 2-storey, 2-bay, of granite construction, with a chimney stack with thatching stones rising from the east gable. The south front has a pair of windows on the first floor, with chamfered surrounds and accolade lintels. In the north wall is a single window with unchamfered jambs but distinguished by a massive projecting sill stone. Below the eaves either side of this window are 2 rows of pigeon holes. There are later openings at ground floor. The ground floor of the gatehouse was originally used as storage and was open to the carriageway on its west side; with a chamber above accessed via a steep stair. The interior has features of interest including some original oak beams and joists - although the roof structure above the tie beams has been renewed. There is a rare 17th century stone window embrasure seat to the north window, and an inserted 18th century granite ashlar fireplace on the east wall at ground floor. Also of interest to the rear of the main house is a granite well-head with a conduit which transferred water from the well to cattle troughs. On the west side of the site is a set of 7 stone steps leading up to Le Jardin de L'Abbé.
Internal Description: n/a
Special interest: Archaeological,Architectural,Historical

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04/09/2015

Schedule Schedule Listed Building Grade 1

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