Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Cambrai
Other names
Location
Rue de Cambrai, Trinity
Type of property
Country house with 15th century origins
Valuations
No recent transactions
Families associated with the property
Owners
- 1882 - Philip John Le Vesconte inherited from Jean Howard [2]
- Philip John Laurens Le Vesconte (1884-1956) inherited from Philip John Le Vesconte
- 1956 - Henrietta Maud Hocquard, nee Jeune, [3]inherited from her cousin Philip John Laurens Le Vesconte
- 1979 - Henrietta Hocquard sold the property
Tenants
- De Gruchy: The 1901 census showed farmer Charles Albert de Gruchy (1859- ) and his wife Mary Ann, nee Austin (1859- ), who married in 1881, living here with their son Charles (1886- ), daughter Elise (1897- ) and son Albert (1900- ) Ten years later the census showed Charles Albert living elsewhere in Trinity with his son Charles, both employed as farm labourers
- Hedley Alexander Pallot made an Agricultural War Claim for the property
- Hickey family
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
This house, with circa 15th century origins, has many historic features remaining externally and internally. It retains its historic proportions and fine stonework. Shown on the Richmond Map of 1795.
Retains its tourelle stair and corbelled fireplace
Old Jersey Houses
Its age should have secured this house a mention in Volume 1, but it just creeps into the second volume, described as a 'neat little house' which 'does not at first suggest great age'. Having said this, the author makes no attempt to suggest what age the house might be. One wonders whether she was writing about the correct property because, as the photograph above shows, it hardly qualifies as a 'little house'.
- "As a central chimney indicates a stone wall to support it, this must have been in origin a more important house than its size suggests."
Notes and references
- ↑ There are a number of properties in Rue de Cambrai sharing the name of the road - Cambrai Farm, Cambrai Cottages, Chateau de Cambrai, Petite Cambrai, Maison Cambrai, Cambrai Lodge. It has become apparent that two different properties have listed building status and that Cambrai Farm is a separate property. A new page is in the course of preparation
- ↑ Philip was married to Marie Howard, daughter of Thomas. It is not clear what relationship Jean was to her
- ↑ Daughter of Francis Adolphus Jeune and Henrietta Jane, nee Le Vesconte
