Timeline

Stocks Hotel Timeline

Stocks has been an integral part of Sark history for centuries.

There is evidence of old monastic buildings on the site dating from medieval times. The oldest of the current buildings date from circa 1741. The original farmhouse was built in a central, sheltered position, close to fertile land and one of the most reliable wells on Sark.

  • 1741

    Original farmhouse built

  • 1800

    Stables added

  • 1850

    Dower House added

  • 1895

    Main farmhouse extended and opened as an hotel

  • 1900
    1925

    Owned by Mr & Mrs Harry Stock

  • 1925
    1970

    Owned by the Falle family

  • 1939
    1945

    Compulsorily occupied by German Commandant & officers

  • 1970
    1979

    Owned by various Channel Island companies

  • 1979
    2009

    Owned by the Armorgie Family

  • 2009

    Bought by the Woolford & Magell families

  • 2010

    Extensively renovated & refurbished

  • 2011

    Reopened as Sark’s leading independent 4 star hotel