16 New Street
49°11′07″N 2°06′24″W / 49.185254°N 2.1067344°W
16 New Street is a detached Georgian house in St Helier, Jersey. It is in the care of the National Trust for Jersey. It is Grade 2 listed.[1]
History
The house was built in 1730,[1] as part of a speculative development by the Durrell family.[2]
From 1812 the house was a family home and office for lawyer and notary public Philippe Journeaux.[2] He was declared bankrupt in 1850, and it was bought by local department store A. de Gruchy & Co.[3] Subsequent use was as a letting house, and then as the Liberty Gentlemen's Club.[3] In 1909 it was occupied by the Jersey Young Men's Christian Association; the YMCA left in 1964 and de Gruchy's used the ground and first floors for a curtain and blind manufacturing workshop and the second floor for storage.[3] From the late 1970s it was used solely for storage.[3] Over time it was neglected, and the gutters eventually collapsed.[3] A number of floors had also given way.[4]
It is 2 stories with an attic.[1] The main façade is rendered and limewashed and scored in imitation of ashlar masonry; the roof is Welsh slate.[1]
Restoration
In 2003 the National Trust acquired the house for £1, with funds sufficient only to make it wind and watertight.[3] The following year the Trust received a £1 million bequest from Mrs Mollie Houston, which was sufficient to finance the complete restoration.[3] Work began in 2008,[4] and it opened to the public in 2011.[3]
Only one sash window survives from the original construction.[1] As part of the restoration, a Georgian kitchen was recreated.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Jersey listed building register: HE1233". Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Commonwealth walkway: 16 New Street". Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "National Trust Jersey: 16 New Street". Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Premier Construction: Rescuing 16 New Street". Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Antony Gibb: 16 New Street". Retrieved 27 August 2025.