A Bit Of Church

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interesting british mediaeval churches documented by just one bloke. impressive. architecture, gargoyles, fonts, carvings etc. there is a lot. loads. lots of photos.

https://www.greatenglishchurches.co.uk/index.html

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Fall Break – Sørsidevegen & Solvorn

Last autumn, we stayed for a week along the Lustrafjorden in western Norway. On one of the days, we decided to do a donut around our arm of the fjord to explore the villages of Skjolden, Ornes and Solvorn.

Sørsidevegen is a tiny road that winds along the fjord from Skjolden, a town at the very end of Lustrafjorden, past Feigefossen (the waterfall we could see from our rental across the fjord) and ends at the village of Ornes. We wanted to check out the Urnes Stave Church but there was a construction crew outside so we just took a quick peek before we boarded an old ferry that chugged us across Lustrafjorden to the very cute village of Solvorn.

Here are some images captured along Sørsidevegen as well as in the village of Solvorn last fall.

🇫🇷 Impressions du village de Martué (BE).

1. Lorsque l'on vient de Florenville par le GR, Il faut suivre la route et l'on arrive par le pont sur la Semois et ses grands arbres. Pas trop de trafic le dimanche mais que de canettes vides abandonnées le long de la route... 😞

2. Passé le pont, on découvre cette maison qui porte bien son nom, et non, il n'y a pas d'agent orange dans les parages! C'est un gîte rural.

3. Monument rare, la croix de Justice de Martué nous vient tout droit du XIVe siècle. Sur la plaque explicative à côté de la croix, on peut lire en vieux français : Matin wé qui aura par déformation donné Martué. (https://qrwallonie.be/QR/Florv011)

4. La chapelle Saint-Roch fut érigée au XVIIe siècle à la demande des habitants du villages qui se plaignaient de ne pouvoir se rendre à Florenville pour la messe lors des crues d'hiver. (https://qrwallonie.be/Florv010)

🇬🇧 Impressions of the village of Martué (BE).

1. When arriving from Florenville by the long distance path (GR), we have to follow the road up to the bridge over the Semois and its large trees. Not too much traffic on Sunday but so many empty cans abandoned along the road... 😞

2. Crossing the bridge, we discover this house which bears well its name, and no, there is no orange agent around! It is a rural lodging

3. A rare monument, the Martué Cross of Justice comes straight from the 14th century. On the explanatory plaque next to the cross, we can read in old French: Matin wé which became Martué by deformation. (https://qrwallonie.be/QR/Florv011)

4. The Saint-Roch chapel was erected in the 17th century on equest of village residents who complained about not being able to go to Florenville for the divine office during winter floodings. (https://qrwallonie.be/Florv010)

#patrimoine #preservation #monuments #Eglises #chapelles #churches #chapels #villages #Belgique #België #Belgien #Belgium