Register for Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey
Champ Donné, La Route de Trodez, St Ouen
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: 28 November 2008
File ref: OU0086
Current status
Currently unregistered.
Relevant interests of the site
Historic interest
Champ Donné is a late 19th century house that retains its historic external character and period details.
Architectural interest
Champ Donné is 3-bay, 2-storey with a double-pile plan, hipped slate roof and 4 chimneystacks. The walls are finished in stucco scored in imitation ashlar with emphasised quoin bands to the façade. There is a central porch with square columns and pilasters and cornice with dentil decoration. Within is a panelled door with transom light and margin lights. Flanking the doorway is a pair of bay windows with matching dentil cornice and 2-pane timber sashes. At first floor is a single 2-pane sash above the doorway and a pair of triple sashes above the bays. At the rear is an arched stair window with brilliant-cut glass to the margins.
Adjoining on the west side of the house is a single-bay ‘dower’ which has a dormer window decorated with cement scrolls and brackets sitting on a mansard slope. The slate roof has ornate ridge tiles and matching chimneystack. Of note is an ornate glasshouse on the east side of the house and a glazed lean-to in front of the ‘dower’ – each with decorative brilliant-cut glass of ruby and blue featuring ‘glory’ stars. Outbuilding to rear.
The rubble granite wall to the roadside features a gateway with a central granite arch within curved walls of patterned pink and grey stonework.
Scenic interest / group value
Champ Donné makes a positive scenic contribution.
Advice offered by MRLAG (and others if stated)
MRLAG discussed the site at its meeting on 24 November 2008. Members unanimously advised that Champ Donné should be added to the Register as a BLI.
Jersey Heritage recommendation
Champ Donné should be added to the Register as a BLI.
Justification relating to criteria
The registration of Champ Donné as a BLI is in accordance with the existing criteria for assessment and designation of historic buildings:
- The buildings retain their late C19 external historic form and detail, and so make a significant and positive contribution to the architectural and historical character and appearance of Jersey;
- The buildings are significant for their architectural design, decoration, craftsmanship, composition and use of materials;
- The house illustrates aspects of Jersey’s social and cultural history;
- The buildings and walled front garden make a positive scenic contribution to La Route de Trodez.
Attachments
Photographs, November 2008
Location plan
1935 OS map
Board of Trustees
Chairman: Jurat John de Veulle OBE Vice-Chairman: Philip Le Brocq
Rowland Anthony, Geoffrey Crill, Connétable Simon Crowcroft, Blair Gould, Clive Jones, Deputy Carolyn Labey, Paul Nicolle, Jane Stubbs,
Jonathan Voak