What Grade 3 Listing Means in Jersey

Grade 3 listed buildings are recognised as being of special public and heritage interest, representing good examples of historic periods or architectural styles, albeit often with later alterations that slightly diminish their original integrity. They form part of Jersey’s wider four-tier listing system, ranging from Grade 1 to Grade 4, which exists to protect the Island’s most important built assets.

While Grade 3 properties may have been adapted over time, their key architectural and historic features remain significant and are therefore protected. Any works that would affect their special character, including internal alterations, require Listed Building Consent in addition to standard planning permission.

Grade 3 listings can be researched through the Jersey Government website by searching for individual properties or relevant criteria, and by consulting parish-by-parish listings available.

Grade 3 Listing – 1–2 Le Coin Cottages, Le Mont du Coin, St. Brelade

The following supports the designation of 1–2 Le Coin Cottages as buildings of special interest.

HER Reference: BR0017

Reason for Listing: Architectural and historic interest

Statement of Significance:

An unusual pair of rural semi-detached cottages dating from the 17th century, displaying a strong survival of original features and character and making a valuable contribution to the rural streetscape.

Architectural Description

The cottages form a linear range.

No.1 is a two-bay, two-storey dwelling with a single-storey outbuilding range to the west. The principal south elevation features a slate roof laid in a diamond pattern with rendered stone chimneys incorporating thatch dripstones. The walls are of random rubble with irregular stone quoins. Window openings are small with upright surrounds raised by two quoins. First-floor windows are twelve-pane (6/6) sashes, while the wider ground-floor window is a sixteen-pane (8/8) sash. A shallow recess beneath the eaves on the west side may indicate a former blank window. The doorway is framed by an irregularly shaped stone lintel with upright jambs, with a six-panel door, the upper four panels glazed. The outbuilding range has a slate roof and random rubble walls and has been altered to allow wide vehicular access.

No.2 is a four-bay, two-storey dwelling. The south elevation has a slate roof laid in a diagonal pattern, rendered stone chimneys with thatch stones, and random rubble walls with irregular stone quoins. Window surrounds have upright jambs raised by one quoin and appear to have been widened. Windows are sixteen-pane (8/8) sashes, with a shallow recess beneath the eaves near the party wall, possibly indicating a blocked opening. The door has a quoined surround with a stone lintel and a six-panel door, the upper four panels glazed. The low boundary wall is rendered.

Historic Notes

This is an unusual pair of semi-detached rural cottages outside the main town area, possibly dating to around 1670, with the smaller cottage likely built first. The six-piece window surrounds appear to be original, although the sash windows are probably later, with the four-over-two sashes likely from the 18th century. The shallow recesses may represent blocked former windows, and additions to the north elevations are of more recent origin.