First published 2016 This postcard was not an easy match. Simply described as ‘manoir en Normandie’ no other image of it could be found. Was that a church tower or a pigeon house one side? The unusual bell roof should be an identifiable feature. Perhaps it had all burnt down? A reference
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The happy history hunt – announcing European Heritage days in September 2017
Château Tourlaville, near Cherbourg Are you planning a visit to Normandy? History lover? You need to know about this important weekend. We discovered European heritage days ‘Journées européennes du patrimoine‘ when the charming owner of a Normandy château refused the usual payment for a tour of his lovely home. Journées européennes du patrimoine Heritage
Falling down the rabbit hole with Edith Piaf, in Bernay
A hello and a handshake, for Armistice day
War was declared between France and Germany on 3 August 1914. Our vintage postcard is dated 14 October 1914 and was sent by Raymond Langlois of Vernon in the Eure Normandy, to his friend M. Victor of Saint-Cyr-du-Vaudreuil, 30km away. M. Victor had been injured just two months into the 'Great War'. The
