Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Gare de Grouville
Other names
Grouville Station: Although the property's name is now the French Gare de Grouville, from the time it was built it was generally known by the English name
Location
Grande Route des Sablons. This is the address given by HER, but although the property's garden borders on the main road, access is from Wimbledon Lane behind
Type of property
Former railway station converted to residential use
Valuations
No recent transactions
Families associated with the property
There is confusion in Jersey Archive records between this station and Gorey Village Station, which was further down the line. Although both are described as being in Gorey Village, neither is actually within the boundaries of the true village. It is not clear which families were living in which station during the German Occupation
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Described as a 'rare example in Jersey of a Victorian railway station', but then mentioned as one of five which remain from the 11 of similar design which were built for the Jersey Eastern Railway in 1872. Also used to house Grouville stationmaster who issued tickets and was responsible for dealing with mail and luggage which arrived by train, and to operate the level crossing gate.
Now converted to domestic house: Remarkably intact and unaltered - the best preserved example of this pattern of station in Jersey. Single storey with two-storey cross-wing at north end. Built in granite with stucco finish with moulded decoration. Slate roof with clay ridge tiles - one stucco chimney and one brick chimney. Platform to east - garden side. Interior retains original features such as unusual arched ceiling in ground floor room, and ticket counter with small sash office window.
Notes and references
Grouville Station in 1925
Engine Mont Orgueil at Grouville Station
The station next to the Wimbledon Hotel
The property was semi-derilict for some time after it ceased to be a working station
