Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
La Chasse
Other names
La Chasse Cottage
Location
Grande Route de St Jean
Type of property
19th century farmhouse and outbuildings with evidence of earlier buildings
Valuations
The property sold for £535,715 in 2014
Families associated with the property
Datestones
- PDL ♥ MNC 1765 - For Pierre Dallain and Marguerite Nicolle, who married in St John on 26 May 1765 [1]
- PDL ♥ MNC 1772 - For Pierre Dallain and Marguerite Nicolle
- PDL ♥ MNC 1796 - For Pierre Dallain and Marguerite Nicolle [2]
- JDL ♥ JHL 1891 - For Jean Dallain and Jeanne Huelin, grandson of Pierre
- X 1598 DLB - In a shield, not deciphered
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Farmhouse and farm buildings retaining original features, with evidence of earlier property on the site, including datestones and Jersey round arch.
Mid-late 19th century with evidence of earlier building. Three-bay, two-storey house with two-storey, two-bay wing on the west, single bay wing on the east. Two-storey L-shape farm buildings form yard on the north side. Remains of pigsties to the north with chamfered lintels.
Eleven-stone ‘Jersey Arch’ built into north wall of farm buildings with inscription on the keystone. This arch is probably reused from an earlier house which stood in field 1070a. Chamfered window surrounds from earlier house built into pigsties. Gate posts with inscription.
Old Jersey Houses
Although three of the datestones are included in the list in Volume Two, the property does not otherwise feature