Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Grande Maison de La Davisonnerie
Other names
La Davisonnerie
Location
Route de La Hougue Bie, St Saviour
Type of property
19th century country house. It was either this house or the neighbouring La Vieille Davisonnerie which was run as a guesthouse in the 1950s and 60s
Valuations
No recent transactions
Families associated with the property
There are several records for people living at La Davisonnerie in 1941, but it is not clear which of these refers to this property and which to La Vieille Davisonnerie. We are including these here:
- Baal: The extended Baal family, headed by Mary Jane Baal, nee Payn (1852- ) , her son Alfred Baal (1883- ) and his wife Maud Mary, nee de La Haye (1885- ); Maud's father Alfred (1862- ); Mary Jane's daughters Anna Matilda (1896- ) and Elvina Jane (1890- ) and her husband George Mark Davey (1892- ) and their two children Kenneth and Mark; and Mary Jane's other son Abraham John (1883- ) and his wife Janet Elizabeth Maud, nee Baudains (1891- )
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
This mid-19th century house retains its elegant proportions and some historic features; also of note is the boundary wall and railings. Set back from road. Two-storey, five-bay house with single storey, two-bay wing to east.
