The mad hatters of Caudebec-en-Caux

- January 24, 2015September 24, 2016

Matching a vintage postcard view of a Normandy town when 80% of it was destroyed in WW2 is tricky. Pretty little streams like the one in our picture still tumble through Caudebec-en-Caux but the streets are unrecognisable. Smooth clean lines have replaced medieval clutter and ancient brooks now rush along neat

‘To Caen’ – can you help us identify this 1944 location?

- January 23, 2015September 24, 2016

This sad little postcard was 1 euro at the Honfleur outdoor flea market just a few months ago. All we can be certain of is that one of the signs says 'Caen' and the other 'No Entry'. Judging by the desolation this is Normandy in 1944. Can you help? We would love to

A country doctor, in Val-de-la-Haye, Normandy

- January 10, 2015September 24, 2016

Tucked away between the river and cliffs in one of those generous curves of the Seine near Rouen, is Val-de-la-Haye. Here you are within sight of that ancient city and possibly walking on what was once the river. Land has been reclaimed to ensure a sturdy road, with green and fertile

The strange saints of Notre Dame in Louviers, Normandy

- January 3, 2015September 24, 2016

Even from this distance we could see all sorts of interesting stone twiddly bits adorning the blessed walls of L'église Notre-Dame, the church of Our Lady. We were in Louviers, just south of Rouen, partly for lunch and partly to match a postcard of the main street with a church