Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Devon Villa
Other names
Devon Villa Farm Guest House (in 1960s)
Location
Grande Route de Faldouet, St Martin
Type of property
Mid 19th century farm group
Valuations
No recent transactions
Families associated with the property
- Machon
- Godfray
- Le Couteur: In 1941 Donald Philip Le Couteur (1914- ), his wife Eunice May, nee Dutot (1914- ) and their daughter Margaret Eunice were living here
- Journeaux: Also living here in 1941 were Charles Percy Journeaux (1886- ) and his second wife Eunice Ophelia, nee Buesnel (1900- )
Datestones
- CM RN - For Clement Machon and Rachel Nicolle, daughter of Pierre, on arch [1]
- PGF ♥ SM 1754 - For Philippe Godfray and Sara Messervy, on a fireplace [2]
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Mid-19th century farm group retaining historic character and features, on earlier site including 17th century Jersey round arch in its boundary wall.
Five-bay two-storey main house with single storey wings to either side. Two-storey 1906 farm range to northwest, forming courtyard.
17th century nine stone Jersey round arch in the boundary wall, chamfered with crest on keystone.
Old Jersey Houses
A brief entry in Volume One records the arch and suggests that it is the remnants of a large double arch
