Saut Falluet Cottage, La Rue du Saut Falluet, St. Peter: Listing of Building

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A decision made 15 October 2012:

Decision ref:	MD–PE–2010-0120
Subject:	Listed Buildings and Places: Saut Falluet Cottage La Rue du Saut Falluet St. Peter
HER reference	PE0018
Decision summary title:	WR - Listed Buildings and Places: Saut Falluet Cottage St. Peter
DS author:	Director: Policy and Projects
DS date:	15/10/2012		DS Status:	Public
Written report title:	WR – Listed Buildings and Places: Saut Falluet Cottage La Rue du Saut Falluet St. Peter
WR author:	Director Policy and Projects
WR date	11/09/2012		WR Status:	Public
Oral rapporteur:	Head of Historic Buildings, Jersey Heritage and Director Policy and Projects
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment resolved to: List the building and/or place specified above; and assign a non-statutory Grade 4 to the building.
Reason(s) for decision:	Notwithstanding the oral representations received, which have been duly taken into account and considered by the Minister at an on-site meeting with the owner of the property, the special interest of Saut Falluet Cottage La Rue du Saut Falluet as set out in the schedule and relative to the published criteria for selection, justifies its Listing in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002; and The Minister was of the view that whilst elements of the original interior of the building remained, reflected in its plan form and some elements of original joinery, it did not remain in its entirety and was not, of itself, of sufficient value to warrant a higher level of protection.
Legal and resource implications:	Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on the List of Sites of Special Interest those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied has public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attaches to the building or place.
Action required:	Serve Notice of the decision to List Update the List
Signature:
Name and position:	Deputy RC Duhamel Minister for Planning and Environment
Date signed:		Date of decision (If different to Date Signed):			15 October 2012

Saut Falluet Cottage, La Rue du Saut Falluet, St. Peter: Listing of Building - Grade 4

Listed buildings and places

Les bâtisses et endraits historique

Saut Falluet Cottage, La Rue du Saut Falluet, St. Peter.

This report has been prepared by Jersey Heritage as part of its responsibility under a Service Level Agreement to provide reports and recommendations to the Minister for Planning and Environment on the architectural, historical, archaeological and other significance of buildings and places.

The assessment undertaken and the recommendation given in relation to the above building and place is made under the auspices of Article 51 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law, 2002; and the criteria for the listing and grading of heritage assets adopted and published by the Minister for Planning and Environment.

The report also includes the views and advice offered by the Listing Advisory Group in relation to the assessment of this building and place.

Author of report: Roger Hills BA(Hons) MA DipBldgCons (RICS) IHBC - Head of Historic Buildings

Date of report: 11/09/2012

File ref: PE0018

Special interests of the site

Historic interest

Early 1700s with later 19th century roof. The house is clearly shown on the 1795 Richmond Map. The earliest named entry in the Public Registry records that the property was sold by Thomas Le Feuvre to Jean Le Dain in 1815. The house was later owned by the Methodist Church between 1870 and 1951 when it was purchased by the Du Feu family.

The building was originally erected between 1700 to 1850 – a period of the island’s built heritage from which fewer examples survive. The building is an example of local vernacular architecture that together uniquely illustrate the importance of Island traditions in type, material, form and use.

Architectural interest

Located on Jersey's western plateau, the house sits in a sheltered area at the head of a valley; a stream running alongside the east of the property. The site is accessed at the end of an historic trackway off La Rue du Saut Falluet. The principal building is constructed in the Jersey vernacular tradition. It faces south-west and is of a 4-bay, 2-storey design which predates the fashion for symmetrical 5-bay houses. The external stone walls (believed to be of shale-like construction, likely with granite dressings) are currently rendered, and have a distinct batter and thickness. The window apertures on the south front appear of relatively small proportions (indicating an earlier date), although are regularly sized and spaced with shorter openings on the first floor. The window fittings are modern PVCu. There is a wide straight-topped doorway in the second bay. The north elevation is blank except for a single window lighting the stairs. The west gable is blank except for a single shuttered opening into the loft. The east gable has a pair of loft vents and a small opening at first floor level (the opening is not visible to the interior but appears to be aligned with a bedroom cupboard). The slate roof with pair of brick chimneystacks is a later 19th century addition.

The building retains its early 1700s internal plan form: an entrance hall with a staircase set at its north end, a single bay room to the west, and a double-bay room to the east. The layout is repeated on the first floor with the addition of a small 'cabinet' above the hall. The interior walls are wood planking - plastered at ground floor and exposed wood at first floor (the owner reports that sections of this interior walling were replaced in the post-war period). The ceilings are wood planking throughout. The staircase would appear to be from the earlier phase of the building's history, being dog-legged with newels squared with a moulded cap, and plain squared stick balusters. Some historic joinery survives from different periods, including doors, skirting, architraves and fireplaces. The ground floor west room has a single window with architrave and raised sill; the fireplace is modern with timber plank lining to the wall (it is unclear whether parts of an original fireplace survive beneath). The ground floor east room is of grander proportions with a pair of windows set into deep full-length embrasures with architrave. The fireplace is modern, flanked by a pair of 18th century-style fielded-panel doors of 3-panel pattern - the right-hand side accessing an integral cupboard, and the left-hand door now leading to a short passageway through the thickness of the gable into the later east building. The hall doorway is of early 1800s 6-panel pattern. The first floor west bedroom has a single-window with full-length embrasure and architrave. There is an historic wood fireplace surround and single integral flanking cupboard with 6-panel door - the main door being of 4-panels. The 'cabinet' has a 4-panel door and is fitted out as 20th century bathroom. The east bedroom has a pair of windows set into deep full-length embrasures with architrave. An historic wood fireplace is set into the east gable with a pair of flanking cupboards with matching fielded panel doors. The roof structure appears to be of a standard 19th century design.

Legal reasons for listing

Architectural
Historical

Statement of significance

An early 18th century farmhouse which retains its historic exterior character and is illustrative of local vernacular building of the period. The house retains its original internal plan form and some features of its historic interior. The later 19th century single-storey east building and the entrance porch are of lesser architectural value and are not included within the listing.

Advice offered by MLAG (and others if stated)

MLAG agreed the grading of this building at their meeting on 12/09/2011. Members agreed that the building scheduled in this report should be a Listed Building (Grade 3).

Jersey Heritage recommendation

Listed Building Grade 3

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Schedule

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