Bouchet Agateware
North-west of the manor. the village of St Ouen holds the first of the tourist attractions. Bouchet Agateware, in Rue dee Marette behind the village hall.
Agate is an impure variety of quartz. named from the river Achates in Sicily where it was discovered in Classical times and Bouchet claiming to be the world's leading producer of agateware. He blends naturally-coloured clays to equal the random bands of hues found in this semi-precious stone. Browse among the selection of small objects. from thimbles and jewellery to delicate handbells.
North-west of the manor. the village of St Ouen holds the first of the tourist attractions. Bouchet Agateware, in Rue dee Marette behind the village hall.
Agate is an impure variety of quartz. named from the river Achates in Sicily where it was discovered in Classical times and Bouchet claiming to be the world's leading producer of agateware. He blends naturally-coloured clays to equal the random bands of hues found in this semi-precious stone. Browse among the selection of small objects. from thimbles and jewellery to delicate handbells.
30 March 2011, BBC news
A potter who ran a tourist attraction in St Ouen in Jersey has retired after 44 years.
Tony Bouchet made agateware in his workshop in St Ouen's village. Agateware, said to be extremely hard to make, is a form of pottery that mixes clays and colours to produce a marbled agate effect.
The workshop is now closed and Mr Bouchet has destroyed all his recipes, records, moulds, clay and special equipment. He said that by doing so would give someone else the chance to discover what he knows for themselves.
Mr Bouchet, who has been doing it for four decades, is known as the "secret potter" because he would not reveal the secret of the technique he had perfected.
I never visited this shop, so no idea what it was like.
Jersey Shire Horse Farm
The full title adds the word Museum, but this is very much a living display of draught horses and other domestic livestock from goats down to rabbits and ducks. The shire horses had to be imported from England as the final year of the Occupation saw many of the animals killed for meat. after which came the industrial revolution of agriculture.
The full title adds the word Museum, but this is very much a living display of draught horses and other domestic livestock from goats down to rabbits and ducks. The shire horses had to be imported from England as the final year of the Occupation saw many of the animals killed for meat. after which came the industrial revolution of agriculture.
But forget that: marvel at the Shetland pony that can walk erect beneath the belly of a carthorse. let the children enjoy the donkey. and the tamer who demonstrates the shoeing of horses every Wednesday whether he‘s needed or not. And take a ride in an old Jersey horse-van.
The museum part of the display centres on the collection of horse-powered machinery used on the land for generations. plus a few smaller utensils that relied on manpower. There‘s also a harness room, play area, gift shop and tea room; the museum is at Champ Donne. by the junction of B34 and Cl 15. open Mar-Oct. Sun-Fri. 1000-1730.
When our children were young, this was one of the "places to go" when you want to get out of the house and take them somewhere with something to see. We would walk around the Shire Horse Farm, where there were actually only a few horses to see close, but the odd time, a baby lamb, and lots and lots of bantams of all varieties, and I think rabbits in cages. A season ticket meant there was a place for an outing when you wanted to show the kids some animals close up.
Next to it was the Bird Tree Tea Garden, a cafe doing afternoon tea, and light snacks, with lots of cage birds outside in large cages, and a sign that said "we are free", to emphasis the fact that the discerning tourist wanting to save money might go there instead. It's all gone, all houses now.
The Snow Goose, St Ouen
On our way back, if we didn't go to the Bird Tree Tea Garden, we might stop of at "Wayside Crafts" which was renamed "The Snow Goose" at St.Ouen's Village for some light refreshments. That's gone to housing as well now, and not affordable housing either! Gone by 2013!
A 2013 report noted:
“Snow Goose” This site was in private ownership and the site was for sale, at that time, on the open market. This meant that the value of the land made the proposal for affordable homes unachievable. The site was also small and fairly modest in terms of its surrounding context with regard to mass. Therefore, the desired unit numbers could not be achieved without having a significant impact on the adjoining properties and a detrimental effect on the visual amenity of the main arterial road through the village of St Ouen. For these reasons, together with the fact that the site has since been purchased and developed by others, this piece of land was not subsequently considered.
“Snow Goose” This site was in private ownership and the site was for sale, at that time, on the open market. This meant that the value of the land made the proposal for affordable homes unachievable. The site was also small and fairly modest in terms of its surrounding context with regard to mass. Therefore, the desired unit numbers could not be achieved without having a significant impact on the adjoining properties and a detrimental effect on the visual amenity of the main arterial road through the village of St Ouen. For these reasons, together with the fact that the site has since been purchased and developed by others, this piece of land was not subsequently considered.
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