Listed building or place reference: TR0117 Historic site reference Property Fort Leicester Road name Les Charrieres de Boulay Parish Trinity LocationView on map Grade Listed Building Grade 1 Category Anglo-Jersey military structure Statement of significance Outstanding example of early 19th century fortification. Fort Leicester retains its historical authenticity and completeness as an 1836 fort with the architectural integrity of the buildings in close to their original form and physical context. Context n/a External Description Fort Leicester is a gun battery with the addition of a guardhouse and flanking screen walls with loopholes to defend the positions from attack on the sides facing inland. A dry ditch - now overgrown and partially infilled - separates the walls from the steep hill slopes behind the fort. The fort is built into the hillside with a stepped profile excavated from the rock. The granite guard-house sits on a raised upper level and forms the south-west corner of the fort. It is 2-storey with 2 storerooms on ground floor and a first floor barrack room supported off arch vaulted brick soffits and fortified with gun-loops and a door accessed at wall-walk level. The south and west sides of the fort face landward and are protected by loop-holed granite walls with raised wall walks. On the lower level are 3 traversing gun platforms with circular plan form. These form the north and east seaward sides of the fort and are designed to project fire across the bay. The walls forming the battery are granite rubble with dressed stones to openings, steps and walkways. The guardhouse and water catchment tank are of similar construction with the addition of a brickwork chimneystack. The walls vary in thickness from 2ft 6ins to 6ft. Within the traversing gun platforms are gun emplacements and a concrete searchlight housing constructed of poured concrete and steel by the German occupying forces during the Second World War. Internal Description n/a Special interest Archaeological,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 24/02/2013 ILAP Notices Schedule Listed Building grade 1 587.96 KB Back to search results
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