. Rheims and the battles for its possession . ich access is gained by a stair of fifty-one steps. Leave the village of Cauroy by the street (photo p. 145) which opens upopposite the church. The road passes through clumps of devastated trees. On the left side ofthe road is a cemetery, containing numerous well-organised shelters. The villageof Cormicy is next reached. Cormicy (See Itinerary, p. 134.) Turn to the right at the entrance to the village. On either side are tree-lined boulevards, which were made on the ancient ramparts. The trees havebeen cut to pieces by the shells. Cormicy was forme
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . ich access is gained by a stair of fifty-one steps. Leave the village of Cauroy by the street (photo p. 145) which opens upopposite the church. The road passes through clumps of devastated trees. On the left side ofthe road is a cemetery, containing numerous well-organised shelters. The villageof Cormicy is next reached. Cormicy (See Itinerary, p. 134.) Turn to the right at the entrance to the village. On either side are tree-lined boulevards, which were made on the ancient ramparts. The trees havebeen cut to pieces by the shells. Cormicy was formerly a small fortified town with turret, gates, rampartsand moats, all of which have disappeared except one gate. The site wasplanted with trees, which surround practically the whole town. The townwas destroyed in the time of Charles VI., during the Hundred Years War. The present village suffered severely during the German bombardments,most of the houses being damaged. In June, 1916, only eighty-three inhabi-tants remained in their homes. 145. CORMICY CHURCH IN 1914 The ancient Church was likewise badly damaged (photos above and below).While the tower, west front, and the two first bays of the nave are late 15thor early 16th century, the greater part of the nave is 11th or 12th chevet and the transept-crossing are early 13th century, while the transeptends probably date from the middle of 12th century. The portal comprises twin doors surmounted with a broad flamboyantrecess. The doors have been partially mutilated. Above the window
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