LA SEIGNEURIE ESTATE
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La Seigneurie has been the seat of the Seigneur of Sark since 1730, when Susanne le Pelley purchased the Fief.
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The house dates from 1565 and has been developed continuously since, with the most significant additions by the Georgian le Pelley and the Victorian Collings Seigneurs.
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Today the gardens are open to the public to enjoy and are administered by the Seigneurial family.
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BRIEF HISTORY
1
~6TH CENTURY
St. Magloire establishes a monastery on the site of the present Seigneurie. Remains of the monastery exist to this day.
2
1565
Queen Elizabeth I grants Sark to Helier de Carteret (the Seigneur of St. Ouen), as a Royal Fief. Sark is settled by Jerseymen. La Perronerie is built on this site by the le Gros family.
3
1730
Susanne le Gros marries into the le Pelley family and purchases the Fief. She moves the Seigneurial seat from Le Manoir to La Perronerie, which becomes La Seigneurie.
4
1835-1839
The le Pelley family buy the tenement opposite La Seigneurie. The walled gardens are then created by Pierre le Pelley III.
5
1852
Marie Collings buys the fief of Sark from the bankrupt le Pelley family, becoming the first Seigneur of the present family.
6
1853-1882
William T. Collings begins major developments of the estate. The chapels, northern section of the garden, and iconic Seigneurie tower are built.
7
1974 - 2016
Michael Beaumont, the father of the present Seigneur opens the gardens to the public for the first time.
8
2016
Christopher Beaumont inherits the Royal Fief of Sark and the estate. Creates the amphitheatre, the le Pelley Fruit Garden and other projects.
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Today
The Seigneurie Estate is open to the public to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the gardens.