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This is a photograph of an impressive Normandy farmhouse. The building is constructed in stone and exhibits advanced architectural elements includig two very large chimneys at each end of the house, and a domed tower. A farmhouse of this type would have belonged to a wealthy landowner, and contrasts sharply with a more impoverished farmhouse typically inhabited by the peasants.
Archelles is a small village near Arques, and its principal attraction is this beautiful manoir with a garden at its back, and surrounded by fine trees. It dates from the sixteenth century and is built of brick decorated in a sort of mosaic inlaid with a light colored stone. The old walls overgrown with vines are especially attractive. |
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Normandy |
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Old Normandy |
History of Normandy |
Normandy Farmhouses |
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