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The National Trust for Jersey is a
The Elms is a former 18th-century farm, in St. Peter's Valley, which has been the trust's headquarters since 1978.
It is not operated as a museum, but some areas are normally open to visitors.
Hamptonne is a country life museum in the parish of St. Lawrence, and was purchased by the trust in 1987. The museum is operated by Jersey Heritage.
The earliest records indicate that a building was located here in 1445.
In 2005, much of the
La Ronce is a two-story 17th-century granite
This is an elevated area which overlooks St Ouen's bay, it features the Neolithic dolmen des Monts Grantez, pedestrian footpaths, grazing areas for cattle, and car parking.
The site is used as a venue for the trust's annual Sunset Concert.
Image:Le Rat cottage Jersey.jpg, Le Rât
Image:Morel Farm Jersey.jpg, Morel Farm
Image:Tou d'preinseu, Jèrri.jpg, Apple crusher at Morel Farm
Image:Le Saut Geffroy, Jersey.jpg, Le Saut Geffroy (Geffroy's Leap)
Image:Le Moulin de Quétivel, Jersey.jpg, Le Moulin de Quétivel
Image:Lavoir de la Rue des Prés, Jersey.jpg, Le Lavoir de la Rue des Prés
Image:Le Don Journeaux Louvain National Trust for Jersey.jpg, Le Don Journeaux, a house in St. Clement.
charitable organisation
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definition of a c ...
which aims at preserving and safeguarding sites of historic, aesthetic and natural
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans ar ...
interest in Jersey.
The trust held its first formal meeting, headed by the Dean of Jersey
The Dean of Jersey is the leader of the Church of England in Jersey. He is ex officio a member of the States of Jersey, although since the constitutional reforms of 1948 the Dean may not take part in parliamentary votes. The Dean acts as the cha ...
, Samuel Falle, on 3 August 1936, and was incorporated in the following year by the States of Jersey. The trust is now the island's largest private land owner
Property is a system of rights that gives people legal control of valuable things, and also refers to the valuable things themselves. Depending on the nature of the property, an owner of property may have the right to consume, alter, share, r ...
, caring for over 130 sites.
Farms
The trust owns several farms which are of historic interest, some of these are described below.The Elms
The Elms is a former 18th-century farm, in St. Peter's Valley, which has been the trust's headquarters since 1978.
It is not operated as a museum, but some areas are normally open to visitors.
Hamptonne
Hamptonne is a country life museum in the parish of St. Lawrence, and was purchased by the trust in 1987. The museum is operated by Jersey Heritage.
The earliest records indicate that a building was located here in 1445.
In 2005, much of the Ecosse Films
Ecosse Films is a British film and television production company based in London. Ecosse Films produces programs for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Showtime, Sky Atlantic, Starz Channel and WGBH.
History
The first production of Ecosse Films was the 1 ...
drama ''Under the Greenwood Tree
''Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School'' is a novel by the English writer Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872. It was Hardy's second published novel, and the first of what was to become his series of Wessex n ...
'' was filmed here.
The museum is open to the public, from June to September. In October, it becomes the venue for La Faîs'sie d’Cidre (a cider making festival).
Morel Farm
This working farm is located in St. Lawrence. Some structures here were built in 1666.Mills
Le Moulin de Quétivel, a restored watermill which is open to the public and grinds flour for sale in its shop.Military buildings
The trust owns a number of former military buildings in Jersey. Some of these are listed here.Câtel Fort
Câtel Fort is an 18th-century guardhouse, situated overlooking Grève de Lecq Bay.Grève de Lecq Barracks
In 1810, construction of Grève de Lecq Barracks was started, and a garrison was stationed here until the 1920s. It was able to house up to 250 troops. The barrack buildings, located inSt Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...
, have been restored and are open to the public from May to September.
La Caumine à Marie Best
Le Don Hilton or La Caumine à Marie Best is a former guard house andgunpowder magazine
A gunpowder magazine is a magazine (building) designed to store the explosive gunpowder in wooden barrels for safety. Gunpowder, until superseded, was a universal explosive used in the military and for civil engineering: both applications ...
in St. Ouen's Bay, St. Peter
) (Simeon, Simon)
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire
, death_date = Between AD 64–68
, death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
, parents = John (or Jonah; Jona)
, occupation ...
.
Victoria Tower
Victoria Tower
The Victoria Tower is a square tower at the south-west end of the Palace of Westminster in London, adjacent to Black Rod's Garden on the west and Old Palace Yard on the east. At , it is slightly taller than the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known ...
is a Martello tower
Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards. Most were coastal forts.
They stand u ...
built in 1837, and located on Le Mont Nicholas opposite Mont Orgueil
Mont Orgueil (French for 'Mount Pride') is a castle in Jersey that overlooks the harbour of Gorey. It is also called Gorey Castle by English-speakers, and ''lé Vièr Châté'' (the Old Castle) by Jèrriais-speakers.The castle is first called 'M ...
. It overlooks Anne Port on the north side and Gorey on the south.
Cottages
La Ronce
La Ronce is a two-story 17th-century granite cottage
A cottage, during Feudalism in England, England's feudal period, was the holding by a cottager (known as a cotter or ''bordar'') of a small house with enough garden to feed a family and in return for the cottage, the cottager had to provide ...
which is listed as a Site of Special Interest (pSSI). The stone above the doorway has been incised with what appears to be the year 1621.
The building has had further additions made, probably during the 18th century.
In 2012, a 99-year lease on the property was made available to purchase from the trust.
Natural environment
Jersey Wetland Centre
In 2012, plans were submitted to improve facilities at the wetland area known as St. Ouen's Pond, in St. Ouen. The plans include a substantial upgrade of the existingbird hide
A bird hide (blind or bird blind in North America) is a shelter, often camouflaged, that is used to observe wildlife, especially birds, at close quarters. Although hides or hunting blinds were once built chiefly as hunting aids, they are now commo ...
. The costs are estimated to be £102,000, and funded by the Tourism Development Fund (States of Jersey) and the RBC Blue Water Project (Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; french: Banque royale du Canada) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 million clients and has more than 89,000 ...
).
Le Noir Pré
Le Noir Pré comprises two adjacentwet meadow
A wet meadow is a type of wetland with soils that are Solubility, saturated for part or all of the growing season. Debate exists whether a wet meadow is a type of marsh or a completely separate type of wetland. Wet prairies and wet savannas are hyd ...
s, also known as the orchid fields because the '' Orchis laxiflora'' can be found growing here. The Channel Islands are the only place in the British Isles where this orchid can be seen, normally during May and June.
Les Monts Grantez
This is an elevated area which overlooks St Ouen's bay, it features the Neolithic dolmen des Monts Grantez, pedestrian footpaths, grazing areas for cattle, and car parking.
The site is used as a venue for the trust's annual Sunset Concert.
La Vallée des Vaux
La Vallée des Vaux is a woodland valley which lies in the north of St Helier, parts of which are owned by the trust.Fern Valley
Fern Valley is a Y-shaped valley in the parish ofSt Lawrence
Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman ...
. Wildlife found here includes red squirrel
The red squirrel (''Sciurus vulgaris'') is a species of tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus'' common throughout Europe and Asia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, primarily herbivorous rodent.
In Great Britain, Ireland, and in Italy numbe ...
s and Jersey tiger moths (''Euplagia quadripunctaria
''Euplagia quadripunctaria'', the Jersey Tiger, or Spanish Flag, is a day-flying moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus in 1761. The adult wingspan is , and they fly from July to September, depe ...
'').
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Political advocacy groups in Jersey
1937 establishments in Jersey
Organizations established in 1937
Historic sites in Jersey