A HOME on a prized site overlooking St Brelade’s Bay has become even more desirable – after having its price tag slashed by £5 million…
Le Clos du Coleron sits above the western end of the bay at Chemin des Creux and belongs to a descendant of the family which founded Boots the Chemist.
The property, which is on a site owned by the Boot family since 1923, was originally put on the market by Hunt Estates for £15m in summer 2022, but more than two years later remains unsold.
In March 2024, the house was promoted by Savills at a “new price” of £12.5m, but now the asking price has been cut again to £9,999,885, with Savills and Broadlands among the agencies marketing it.
On the Mansion Global site, Le Clos de Coleron was described in a 2022 article as “a prime coastal property belonging to the family who founded the ubiquitous UK pharmacy chain Boots and has hit the market for £15m”.
The home was passed down through three generations of the Boot family before owner and retired British Airways captain Christopher Burrough inherited it in 2000.
The current house was built in 1963 and its design was inspired by the family’s Villa Springland in Cannes, with its arched windows, doorways and ceilings, and a loggia.
The site of Le Clos du Coleron was originally bought by Mr Burrough’s great grandfather and mother, Jesse and Florence Boot, Baron and Lady Trent, in 1923.
It was then passed on to his grandmother, the Right Honourable Dorothy Bruce (née Boot) and his mother, Rosemary Burrough, and finally on to Mr Burrough.
The property includes five acres of land on the western side of St Brelade’s Bay, down to the high-water mark.
Lady Trent was born Florence Rowe in St Helier in 1863. Lord and Lady Trent moved to Jersey in 1928 after Boots had been sold, with their main home being Villa Millbrook in St Lawrence.
The family’s gifts to the Island include the FB Fields and the land which became Coronation Park. Lady Trent also funded the refurbishment of St Matthew’s Church in St Lawrence, which included installing glassware specially designed by René Lalique.
