Sites and Monuments
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Eglise St Géry et beffroi - VALENCIENNESValenciennesThe Belfry Church of Saint Géry in Valenciennes. The former Franciscan church, which became a parish church bearing the name of Saint-Géry, is the only one in Valenciennes dating back to the Middle Ages. Of the original building ...
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Ecluse des repenties et parc de la citadelle ...ValenciennesThe Écluse des Repenties and the Parc de la Citadelle in Valenciennes (XVIII.) A huge park provides an opportunity to discover the remains of the Ecluse des Repenties (the penitents’ lock), the now restored Citadelle (fortress) ...
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Eglise St Nicolas - ROMBIES ET MARCHIPONTRombies-et-MarchipontThe Church of Saint-Nicolas in Rombies-et-Marchipont The current church dates from 1718 as attested by the inscription shown in a diamond-shaped inset in the northern outer wall and the date displayed in raised bricks on the western ...
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Cité Thiers ancienne - BRUAY SUR L'ESCAUTBruay-sur-l'EscautThe Thiers ancienne estate in Bruay-sur-l’Escaut The Thiers ancienne estate is the result of the addition of successive impressive urban developments alongside the former Thiers pit, named after one of the board members of the Compagnie ...
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Orgue de St Antoine - QUAROUBLEQuaroubleThe organ of the Church of Saint Antoine in Quarouble Father Louis-Joseph Ricourt (1799-1868), the parish priest of Quarouble from 1825 to 1853, had the excellent idea of getting the municipal council to vote the sum of 3500 francs ...
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Gare - FRESNES SUR ESCAUTFresnes-sur-EscautThe Compagnie d'Anzin was the first to set up its own rail network for the transport of coal, the Somain-Peruwelz rider. Built between 1838 and 1874, it connects the Company's pits and extends for 40 kilometers. Located on the last ...
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Pompe à feu du Sarteau - FRESNES SUR ESCAUTFresnes-sur-EscautThe Sarteau Fire pump (XIX.) The area in which the Sarteau pit is located was the first to be operated in the Nord-Pas de Calais coalfield after 1720. Until recent research uncovered new facts, this brick built building resembling ...
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Chevalement Ledoux - CONDE SUR L'ESCAUTCondé-sur-l'EscautThe Ledoux mine head frame (20th century) Just outside the walls of the fortified town of Condé-sur-l’Escaut, the mining industry produced some remarkable heritage sites. Along with the church tower, the Ledoux mine head frame ...
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