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608498, Collectie Stad Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience
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Full text | 392 Route 41. MEZIERES. From Namur | * forming in its rapid descent several cascades, throws itself info the Meuse; the scenery here is very fine. At Lairour the pathway crosses to the l. hank, but returns to the rt. at DeviLLe; here amis 2 slate-quarries, and at Monruermsé 2 more; a little beyond thi if on rt. and close to the mouth of the Semoy, formerly stood the Abbey of Val-Dieu, of which the Church and Abbat’s quartergis: still remain; close to it is a modern chateau surrounded by largess and heautiful gardens formed by the monks. After crossing thelli Semoy and passing the villages. of Bocny, Nouzon and Monrtayas S. Pizrre, we arrive at . CnarLeyite. 7,775 Inhabs, A thriving town built in the XVII cent., the streets of which intersect each other at right angles and terminate in a large open square, which serves as thgtli market-place.. It was formerly a fortress, but having been disei! mantled at the end of the XVII cent. it has since risen to prosgo: perity by its manufactures of hardware, nails, fire-arms, etc. Hl is connected by an avenue, called les Allées, and a suspensiontio bridge with. } Mezizres. Inn: H. du Palais Royal. 4,085 Inhabs. Thigil town, seated on the 1t. bank of the Meuse, on the isthmus of ¢ 1 promontory formed by that river, was anciently the capital of thed county of Castricia, and is mentioned in the treaty by which thet: division of Lotharingia between Charles the Bald and Louis ob Germany was effected in 870. It is now the chief-town of thal Dept. des Ardennes : its fortifications were constructed by Vaubant The Church, a5 aisled building in the flamboyant style, wats, commenced at the end of the XV cent. and terminated in the firse: half of the XVI. The principal portal has been modernized, buts those at the sides, c. 1475, are fine. In the choir are some remaingii of stained glass and 2 curious has-reliefs: over the N. aisle is é bomb-shell stuck in the roof, said to have been thrown by thar Allies when thev invested the town in 1815. A black marble slails: let into the wall records the gallant and successful defence of théil. town in 1591 by the Chevalier Bayard who, with a garrison oh only 2,000 men, endured a siege of 6 weeks made by the armfir of Charles V, 40,000 strong. Bombs were used by the besiegingn army on this occasion for the first time, but, though plentifull#ll thrown, they ptoduced little effect. The banner of Bayard maja: still be seen at the Hotel de Ville. ; DILIGENCES : to Couvin daily from the H. Bourdon at 6.30 a. m, andits 10.30 p.m. in 5 1/2 hrs.; fare, 5 frs. ; — to Vireux daily from the H. dith Lion d'Or at 6 a; m. and 1 p.m. in 6 hrs. ; fare, 6 1/2 frs.; — and fromfto the H. Bourdon at 3 p.m. in 6 hrs.; fare, 5 frs. The road to Sedan, after crossing the Meuse, runs through a 1 |
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Source listing | Weale, W.H. James, Belgium, Aix-la-Chapelle and Cologne: an entirely new guide book for travellers, 608498, Collectie Stad Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience |