Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Le Rocher
Other names
St Catherine's Villa [1]
Location
Mont de La Mare St Catherine, St Martin
Type of property
Three-storey Victorian country house. Such properties are uncommon in Jersey, particularly when not linked to a farm, or on the grand scale of the island's 'cod houses'
Valuations
The property last changed hands in 2016 for an undisclosed sum
Families associated with the property
Ayde: In 1941 Isabella Constance Adye, née Vickers, widow of Hugh Mortimer Adye, was living here. Her will is dated 1954. In 1945, after the end of the German Occupation she wrote to the Bailiff complaining about the quality of butter being distributed. Shortly after she wrote again to the Bailiff to complain that her gardener would no longer work for her because he was better off 'on the Labour' getting paid for doing virtually nothing, and without getting his clothes dirty
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
This is an unusual three-storey, three-bay mid-19th century house in this setting. It retains its historic proportions and features, and contributes to the rural streetscape. 20th century building to northeast.
Notes and references
- ↑ Perhaps not a true Victorian 'villa', but the original name somehow seems far more appealing
