Sites and Monuments
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Pompe à feu du SarteauFresnes-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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Eglise St WasnonCondé-sur-l'EscautThe Church of Saint-Wasnon Erected between 1751 and 1755 on the site of the former parish church, the Church of Saint-Wasnon was ordered by Marshal Emmanuel de Croÿ from Pierre Contant d’Ivry, a popular Parisian architect very ...
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Grotte de l'église St MartinArtresThe grotto of the Church of St-Marin in Artres The Church of Saint-Martin in Artres is noteworthy for its miniature replica of the famous grotto of Lourdes. Ancient gravestones remind the visitor of the existence of the old cemetery ...
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Chapelle Ste Thérèse à Vieux CondéVieux-CondéThe chapel of Sainte-Thérèse in Vieux-Condé The second parish church of Vieux-Condé, known as the chapel of Sainte-Thérèse, is situated in the district of La Solitude, a remarkable mining district someway removed from the town ...
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Moulin de la valléeRombies-et-MarchipontThe Moulin de la Vallée in Rombies-et-Marchipont A small border village which successfully escaped industrialisation, Rombies-et-Marchipont still has an attractive water mill dating from 1779. Although no longer in operation since ...
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Hôtel de ville d'AnzinAnzinAnzin town hall This remarkable building is the work of Constant Moyaux, an architect originating from the town who in 1861 received the much coveted Grand Prix de Rome for Architecture. (After the French Revolution and the Empire, ...
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Coron des 120ValenciennesThe Coron des 120 This development was incredibly modern for its day. It was submitted for the Universal Exhibition of 1867 focused on the theme of the social economy by the Compagnie des Mines d’Anzin and won a silver medal. The ...
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Hôtel de ville de Condé-sur-l'EscautCondé-sur-l'EscautCondé-sur-l’Escaut’s town hall (18th century) Featuring a classic design, the Hôtel de Ville (town hall) of Condé-sur-l’Escaut, produced under the joint authority of the local lord (Emmanuel de Croÿ) and the district administrator ...
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