Register for Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey
19 Wesley Street, St Helier
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: HE9294
Current status
Unregistered; removed from the register by JBH Sub-Committee on 2 September 2002.
Relevant interests of the site
Historic interest
Warehouse appearing to date principally to late 19th / early 20th century with possible earlier origins. The Le Gros map shows a similarly proportioned building on the site in 1834 (next to the original Wesley Chapel) but it is not clear whether this relates in any way to the existing structure.
Architectural interest
The warehouse is 2-storey, 2-bay with a long rectangular plan form. The Wesley Street façade (perhaps re-faced) is of rock-faced granite of late C19 / early C20 style with pale dressed granite surrounds to a single window and single loading door opening at first floor level. The window is a 12-pane hornless sash of pre-1850 pattern. The ground floor is dominated by a large C20 vehicular opening with a steel lintel and darker granite dressings. The right hand quoins are also dressed with darker stonework at ground floor. The left hand corner has imitation cement ‘quoins’ apparently concealing a demolition line with a former neighbour – the presence of the demolished building evidenced by the scarring on the side wall. The remainder of the warehouse is constructed of rubble stonework. There is a late C19 / early C20 mansard roof.
Advice offered by MRLAG (and others if stated)
MRLAG discussed the site at its meeting on 24 November 2008. Members acknowledged that warehouses are of a building type that is becoming increasingly scarce in the town but were unanimous that No.19 is not of sufficient interest to merit re-registration.
Jersey Heritage recommendation
19 Wesley Street is not of sufficient interest to add to the Register.
Justification relating to criteria
· 19 Wesley Street is not considered significant for its architectural design, decoration, craftsmanship, composition or use of materials;
· The warehouse dates principally to c.1900 and is not considered to illustrate significant aspects of Jersey’s social, economic, cultural or military history.