Tag Archives: French architecture

So, you think you know Descartes?

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Jim McNeill

So, the other day I walked around the centre of Descartes in the South Touraine….going up off-beat streets….and recording various images of interest. A prize of a bottle of wine to the person who can guess the location of each … Continue reading →

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The Château of Le Chatelier ~ a view before renovation

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Here’s a great aerial shot of the village of Le Chatelier in the South Touraine. Interestingly it was taken before the Château of Le Chatelier was renovated and it was used as a working farm. Striking points include: the overgrown … Continue reading →

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The Château of Le Chatelier ~ views from a lower moat

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Jim McNeill

When the moat of the château of Le Chatelier was drained recently advantage was taken to do some running repairs to the entrance bridge. Since the moat was re-filled the water level has been rather lower than it was; this … Continue reading →

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Le Chatelier – two images from early 20th century and today

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Jim McNeill

  Some friends in the village of Le Chatelier, South Touraine recently sent me a few old images of the hamlet. Here are two with approximate modern day shots ~ the question is: how many people can you spot in … Continue reading →

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Le Chatelier, South Touraine ~ postcard of the ford crossing of the Brignon river

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Here’s a lovely postcard image (c1920s) of the old ford crossing of the River Brignon at the village of Le Chatelier in the South Touraine. The metal bridge and embankments which are now in place were only constucted after the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Watercolour Painting workshop, Ferrière Larçon

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Weekend Watercolour Workshop based at the Petit Théâtre des Balcons, 6 rue des Perrets 37350 Ferrière Larçon, South Touraine. 11, 12, July 13, 2012. 3 days led by local artist and wonderful musician, Patrice Arnold. € 45 day € 120 … Continue reading →

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More on old ads in the Touraine

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Hi all A while back I posted a blog on old advertising signs of the Touraine Region. Well, I noticed that our neighbouring French blogger in Poitou-Charents has also posed similar images for his region – but he’s taken it … Continue reading →

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Beautiful images of the Touraine ~ from Dawn Lincoln

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Hi all There are some marvelous images of the Touraine Region on the blog of photographer, Dawn Lincoln. Do visit; Jardins de Villandry, Rocamadour/Tours/Toulouse and Touraine en Automne I know that Dawn’s a visitor to my blog, so, a big … Continue reading →

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C17th Clermont Château or should that be Chasteau? What’s in a circumflex?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jim McNeill

At the end of this blog are two C17th images of the southern aspect of Clermont Château in the Loire Valley. One is by an unknown artist while the other is attributed to Louis Bourdan whose work appears in a … Continue reading →

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Château of Amboise in the Loire Valley ~ C18th and C19th images

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Further to my recent blog on C18th & C19th images of Amboise by Bergeron and other artists, below are further images of the Château of Amboise in the Loire Valley of the Touraine. They are by a number of different … Continue reading →

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