. Peeps into Picardy . LE CROTOY—NOYELLES—ST. VALERY Still continuing through the woods, Neufchatelis reached. In the church is a twelfth-centuryfont worthy of notice. On the top of Mount , to the west, above Neufchatel, are re-mains of the two hermitages, one belonging to thebrother, and the other to the sister of St. is a pleasant walk through the fields inthe direction of Boulogne, to the square-toweredfarm of La Haie, in which there is a largeroom still called *- Le Temple, where the Pro-testants of this part of the country met duringthe times of their persecution. Thi
. Peeps into Picardy . LE CROTOY—NOYELLES—ST. VALERY Still continuing through the woods, Neufchatelis reached. In the church is a twelfth-centuryfont worthy of notice. On the top of Mount , to the west, above Neufchatel, are re-mains of the two hermitages, one belonging to thebrother, and the other to the sister of St. is a pleasant walk through the fields inthe direction of Boulogne, to the square-toweredfarm of La Haie, in which there is a largeroom still called *- Le Temple, where the Pro-testants of this part of the country met duringthe times of their persecution. This farm mayhave been formerly a chateau of the CountsHezecques of Radinghem, of which mention hasalready been made-^p- 79), since their family namewas La Haie. This is merely a supposition,however, for there is nothing to authenticate itbut the similarity in the names. Another village in this vicinity, called Verlinc-thun, is certainly worth a visit to any one inter-ested in ancient fonts, for there is a beautiful84. I-ONT, VERLINCTHUN CHUKCII. 84] DANNES. CAMIERS 85 Gallo-Roman example there, in a xiii c. or xiv On crossing the railway line southwards theapproach to the sea is made. The church ofDannes comes into view on our right, and mustbe by no means overlooked. This is one of themost curious rural churches in the in the Gothic style, the nave, of whichthe vaulting is very fine, dates from the endof the XIV c.; but the outer walls were rebuilt inthe XV c. The choir is flamboyant xv c. or xvi church was built by the House of de Blon-del, probably by the last descendant Margueritede Blondel, wife of Fran9ois Decrequy, whorestored the relic of St. ApoUine Jo Radinghem(p. 79). The construction of the choir is mostcurious. It bestrides a little river, and thesacristy, or treasury, is built in a bay above thewaterway. The tower stands between the naveand choir, and is of the same date. It has twostone chimneys, which is supposed t
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