The Guernsey Farmhouse - A Survey by Members of the Guernsey Society
printed for The Guernsey Society by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, London, 1963
Contributors: Prof HJ Fleure, TF Priaulx, RWJ Payne, PJ Girard, SM Henry, C Dorey, AH Ewen, JE Moullin
The Guernsey Farmhouse - A Survey by Members of the Guernsey Society
Published in 1963, this book outlines the development of farmhouses in Guernsey, packed with details of their history, plans and photographs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD by Sir William Arnold, Bailiff of Guernsey
CHAPTER ONE - Historical Background
CHAPTER TWO - Evolution of the Guernsey Farmhouse
- Clay Mortar
- Guernsey Arch
- House Plans
- The Kitchen
- Windows
- Roof Construction
CHAPTER THREE - The One-storey House and Partial Two-storey House
- Le Gélé, Castel
- Les Pièces, Forest
CHAPTER FOUR - The Two-storey House with small Parlour
- Les Bordages, St Sauveur
- Les Poidevins, St André
- Sous L'Eglise, St Sauveur
- La Corbière, Forest
- Les Beaucamps, Castel
- Le Bordage, St Martin
- La Rocque Balan, Valle
- La Contrée de Saint, St Martin
- La Maison de Haut, St Pierre du Bois
- La Porte, St Sauveur
- La Maison du Marais, Castel
- Les Mauxmarais, St André
CHAPTER FIVE - The Two-storey House with large Parlour
- Le Bourg, Forêt
- Les Prévosts, St Sauveur
- Le Ponchez, Castel
- Les Heches and Les Piques, St Sauveur
- Les Grands Courtils, St Sauveur
- Le Becquet, St Martin
- Les Grantez, Castel
- Les Maindonneaux, St Martin
- Les Eperons, St André
- Les Grands Moulins, Castel
- Le Variouf, Forêt
CHAPTER SIX - Mixed Type Farmhouses
- Le Grée, St Sauveur
- La Maison des Pauvres, St Pierre du Bois
- Les Câches, St Martin
- La Ronde Cheminée, St Sampson
- St Georges, Castel
CHAPTER SEVEN - Some Aspects of Farmhouse Life
- Cider-making
- Vraic gathering
- Marriage making
- La Grande Charrue
- Inventory of a Farmstead - 1770