Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour: Assessment

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A decision made (22.07.2009) not to add Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour, to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey.

Decision Ref:	MD–PE–2009-0064
Subject:	Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey: Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour
Decision Summary Title:	DS – Assessment of Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour
DS Author:	Assistant Director
DS Date:	01 April 2009	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – Assessment of Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour
WR Author:	Assistant Director
WR Date	17 March 2009	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Assistant Director/ Roger Hills – Head of Historic Buildings (Jersey Heritage)
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment does not intend to add Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey
Reason(s) for Decision:	The particular interest of Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, does not justify its inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey;
Legal and Resource Implications:	The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.
Action required:	Serve Notice of the Minister’s Intent upon the owner and/or the site
Signature:
Position:	Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour: Assessment

Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St. Saviour.

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 and archaeological significance of buildings and sites.

The assessment and recommendation are made in accordance with the existing criteria for assessment and designation of historic buildings. The report includes the views and advice offered by the Ministerial Registration and Listing Advisory Group.

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

Date of report: 18 February 2009

File ref: SA0333

Current status

Not registered.

Relevant interests of the site (see assessment form)

Historic interest

Late 1840s house with outbuildings. The house was built by Josué Noel on land purchased on 28 November 1846; the Godfray map shows a property on the site owned by J Noel in 1849.

Architectural interest

The house is 3-bay, 2-storey - stucco scored with imitation ashlar and quoins. There are Upvc windows throughout and a modern enclosed porch to the front door. The hipped slate roof has a pair of cement rendered brick chimneystacks. There is a lower single-bay ‘dower’ wing to the east with a pitched slate roof. Adjoining to the west of the house is a later 19th century brick outbuilding. A large granite boundary wall runs along the west side of the property - the brick gable of the outbuilding showing above. There is a small front garden with boundary wall of rubble granite and brick copings.

Scenic interest / group value

The house sits in a prominent roadside position and makes a positive scenic contribution when viewed from the south and east. The west views are blocked by a very large boundary wall.

Advice offered by MRLAG (and others if stated)

The group discussed the site at its meeting on 9 February 2009. Members noted that the house largely retains its external historic form, but that the building has a rather plain character and the loss of original windows and the addition of an unsympathetic modern porch has reduced its interest. It was also agreed that the scenic value of the property is partly compromised by a very large boundary wall that presents a blank west elevation.

Jersey Heritage recommendation

The property is of modest architectural and historical interest and does not merit registration.

Justification relating to criteria

The house is of some historic interest as a late 1840s property and does retain its historic form. However, the house has a rather plain character and it is not of significance for its architectural design - the loss of all historic windows and the addition of an unsympathetic modern porch further impacting on its architectural interest.

The scenic value of the property is partly compromised by a very large boundary wall that presents a blank west elevation.