St Ouen’s Manor is the ancestral home of the de Carterets, one of the oldest and important families in Jersey. They have owned this property since before 1066 and are still residing here. This beautiful building is surrounded by a moat and has been altered and extended since its original construction in 1380 with the south tower dating back to this time. The Manor’s chapel was constructed at a similar time but was ransacked during the civil war and during the Occupation the Germans used it as a butchers shop. The presently restored edifice has an altar stone with five crosses, one to represent each of the wounds of Jesus Christ.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Henry B Wimbush was one of Raphael Tuck's most prolific artists, but despite his very high postcard output, he remains a shadowy figure, only briefly chronicled in art dictionaries and reference works. Although he first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888, he was not famous as a painter, and his work was not very well known.