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- DUO ALBORADA at Le Petit Théâtre des Balcons
- More on old ads in the Touraine
- Beautiful images of the Touraine ~ from Dawn Lincoln
- Loire Valley memorial to the abolition of slavery ~ inauguration on 25th March, 2012
- The Vendée War of 1773-1799 ~ the Loire valley during the French Revolution
- C17th Clermont Château or should that be Chasteau? What’s in a circumflex?
- Scenes of the Loire c1906 ~ and a little detective work by yours truly
- Animated Maps of French and World History
- C17th and C18th plans and maps of Amboise in the Loire Valley, Touraine
- Further early C20th images of women of the Touraine
- Further images of Edwardian women in the Touraine ~ 1908
- Young women of Vouvray in traditional Touraine costume ~ 1906
- Strange happenings in the sky over the Touraine ~ 1670 ~ can you shed any light?
- Postcard of the Chateau of Amboise ~ and its story from 1906
- Château of Amboise in the Loire Valley ~ C18th and C19th images
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- Images and information on Ferrière Larçon
- Julie in the Loire
- L'Union Bar-Restaurant, Paulmy
- Le Grand Pressigny
- Living in the Creuse Valley ~ Kath & Roger's adventure
- Local Photographer in the Touraine
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Tag Archives: Loches
More railway posters of the Touraine – 1896-1910
Following my recent posting: Train excursion to the Touraine ~ poster by Gustave Fraipont, 1893, below is a further selection of Touraine Region railway posters dated between 1896-1910. Here’s a little background on identified artists: Hugo “d’” Alési (1849-1906). Had a … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century Touraine, 20th Century, Chambord, Loches, Loire River and Loire Basin, Transport ~ roal. rail, water, Valençay
Tagged Berry, Chambord, F. Hugo d'Alési, French railways, Loches, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Louis Tauzin, Théophile Poilpot, Touraine, Touraine History, Valancey
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Jim McNeill’s Touraine honeymoon – 1888
Now, here’s a thing you may not have known. James McNeill Whistler (the American artist of “Whistler’s Grandmother” fame) came to the Touraine when on honeymoon with his English wife, the recently widowed Beatrix (née Birnie Philip) in the summer … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century Touraine, Amboise, Artists, Loches, Tours
Tagged Amboise, Beatrix Whisler, James McNeill Whistler, Loches, Loire Valley History, Touraine History, Tours
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More Touraine photographs from the library of the Neurdein brothers c.1880
Further to my recent post of photographs of Chateaux of the Loire Valley below are further images by the Neurdein Brothers of Paris. The images can be found on the website of the Bibliothèque nationale de France – where you … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century Touraine, Amboise, architecture, Azay-le-Rideau, Chambord, Chaumont-sur-loire, Chenonceau, Langeais, Loches, Loire River and Loire Basin, Louis-Antonin Neurdein, Luynes, Tours
Tagged Amboise, Azay-le-Rideau, Blois, Chambord, Chaumont-sur-Loire, Chenonceau, ETIENNE NEURDEIN, French architecture, French Ministry of Culture, Langeais, Loches, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Louis-Antonin Neurdein, Luynes, Roger-Viollet, Touraine History, Tours
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Views of Châteaux of the Touraine ~ by Louis-Antonin Neurdein, c1890
Further to my previous post, here are further views of the Châteaux of the Touraine. This time they are sepia photographs from the 1911 book, In Château Land, by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton. It is available for you to download from The … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century Touraine, Amboise, architecture, Azay-le-Rideau, Chaumont-sur-loire, Chinon, Langeais, Loches, Louis-Antonin Neurdein, Luynes, Tours
Tagged Amboise, Azay-le-Rideau, Blois, Chaumont-sur-Loire, Chinon, French architecture, Langeais, Loches, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Louis-Antonin Neurdein, Luynes, Neurdein Frères, Touraine, Touraine History, Tours
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Sketches of the chateaux, churches and street scenes along the Loire, c1910
The images below, mostly vignettes based on paintings done during research for the book, come from the book The Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Valley. This guide to the region is Francis Miltoun and was published … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Amboise, Angers, architecture, Azay-le-Rideau, Chambord, Chavigny, Chenonceau, Chinon, Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Fontevrault, Langeais, Langeais, Loches, Luynes, Maps, Montrichard, Plessis-les-Tours, Saumur, Tours, Ussé, Valençay
Tagged Amboise, Angers, Azay-le-Rideau, Beaugency, Blois, Chambord, Chenonceau, Cheverny, Chinon, Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Cocne, Fontevrault, French architecture, Langeais, Loches, Loire, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Luynes, Montrichard, Plessis-les-Tours, Samour, Touraine, Touraine History, Touraine map, Tours, Ussé, Valancey
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Old advertising signs in the Touraine and an appeal for more!
One feature of life in the Touraine is the number of old advertising signage – metal, carved or painted on walls – seen in practically every village and certainly every town. They often refer to defunct products and companies. They … Continue reading
Tours synagogue and its WWII commemorative plaques
Late last year Sandra and I visited the small synagogue in the city of Tours (below). It can be found at 37, Rue Parmentier in Tours and dates from 1907, a gift from the Parisian, Daniel Osiris. Its architect … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, architecture, Arts, Betz-le-Chateau, Betz-le-Chateau, Chedigny, Chenonceau, Descartes/La Haye, Jewish history, Jewish persicution, La Gurche, Loches, Manthelan, Monts, Sainte Maure, St Branchs, Tours, Vértez, World War II
Tagged Auschwitz concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Betz-le-Chateau, Chedigny, Chenonceaux, Descartes, French architecture, La Ferrierre, La Guerche, Loches, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Manthelan, Monts, St Maure, St. Branchs, Touraine, Tours, Vértez, World War II
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Loches at war: 1359
The last French campaign of the 100 Years War of Edward III was between 1359-60. Once more the Loire Valley and the Touraine were pivotal regarding victory or defeat. As I mentioned in an earlier blog Gascony is the area … Continue reading
Loches ~ view of the chateau and town, 1699
Here is a further image from, Visages de la Touraine. A view of the town of Loches in 1649 ~ the original is in the Biblioteque Nationale de France.
Posted in 17th Century, Loches
Tagged French architecture, Loches, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Touraine History, Touraine map
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