Listed building or place reference: OU0159 Historic site reference Property La Tour Carree Road name La Grande Route des Mielles Parish St. Ouen LocationView on map Grade Listed Building Grade 1 Category Anglo-Jersey military structure Statement of significance Outstanding example of late 18th century fortification - in unusual style of a blockhouse. La Tour Cârrée retains its historical authenticity and completeness, with the architectural integrity of the building close to its original form and physical context. Context n/a External Description The guardhouse is single-storey, L-plan comprising a square guardroom on the seaward side with an adjoining rectangular magazine store to the rear. It has battered outer walls of squared and rubble granite with dressed granite openings and quoins. There is a mono-pitch roof behind a masonry parapet. The seaward (west) elevation of the guardroom is painted black and white as a navigational aid. There is a pair of square gun embrasures placed either side of an internal fireplace. A brick wall - on which sits a small brick chimneystack with stout pot - rises above and behind the parapet. The south elevation has a row of five square gun embrasures. The north side of the building is L-shaped. There is a brick arched doorway into the guardroom with a pair of square gun embrasures to one side. A square headed doorway into the magazine store sits at a right angle to this on the projecting section of the magazine stores. The landward (east) elevation has no openings (being the rear wall of the magazine store). The interior is divided into a guardroom and magazine. The doorway into the guardroom is of dressed granite with a brick arch and large timber lintel (reinforced with a thinner concrete lintel of apparently later date). There is a granite threshold and the doors are modern. The interior of the guardroom is now a single space open to the roof but physical evidence - such as beam pockets - shows that there was originally a ceiling. The walls are of squared and rubble granite with a course of brickwork just above ceiling height. There are gun embrasures on the west, south and north walls - all of dressed granite. On the west wall is a granite fireplace with a pair of projecting moulded corbels, single span lintel and granite hood (although some stones have been displaced). There is a small niche by the right hand corbel. The east wall separates the guardroom from the magazine. The doorway into the magazine store is of dressed granite with a pair of granite lintels. There is a niche within the reveal. The interior of the magazine store is arranged into two cells - both have squared and rubble granite walls with a brick vault and earth/sand floors. The doorway accesses an outer entrance cell beyond which is an internal doorway of dressed granite, through which access is gained to an enclosed inner cell. There are several niches set into the walls - some being baffled ventilation slots. Internal Description n/a Special interest Architectural,Historical For the best experience, you will need to use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge web browser to view the map Back to detail page Back to search results Documents Terms and conditions for downloading documents The plans, drawings and material provided have been submitted to the Chief Officer for permissions in respect of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002. They are protected by copyright under the Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 (Article 70 of the 2011 Law). The material is being provided to make available for public inspection the Register of Planning and Building Applications and must not be used for other purposes without the prior permission of the copyright owner.The Minister for the Environment makes every effort to maintain the accuracy of the information on this website but cannot accept responsibility for and disclaims all responsibility for any loss or damage which may arise from the use of the information provided. For applications approved during or after July 2016 approved documents are available from within the ‘Approved Documents’ section. For applications approved from 15 May 2012 - July 2016 approved documents are available under the ‘Plans’ section. I understand and agree with the terms and conditions. Date Description Size 02/06/2017 Schedule Listed Building Grade 1 284.43 KB Back to search results
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