the façade, arched doorway and choir date from the Norman period
(11th or 12th century). The doorway is ornamented with an archivolt
formed by raftered and counter-raftered _tori_ with a tympanum of
diamond-moulding. One of the cornices of the choir is supported by
Norman arcading with figured modillions. Inside the church are a
stoup and a 7-branched chandelier (both made out of a single piece
of wrought-iron), and a 17th century painting above the high altar
depicting: _The Crowning of the Virgin_. The bronze bell (761) was
saved.
_Keep along G.C. 142_ to =Bienville=, situated to the west of a
long hill--the Ganelon--which stretches from the south-east to the
north-west, and whose south-western side is sharply indented. From
the top of this hill (altitude: 480 feet) consisting of a plateau
which dips slightly down towards the Oise, there is a fine view over
the whole of the surrounding country: Laigue Forest, Aisne Valley,
Compiègne Forest, Oise Valley as far as Verberie, and the hills of
Liancourt, between Creil and Clermont. At the north-western end of
Ganelon Hill, many Roman medals and antiquities have been discovered,
and it is believed that a Roman camp formerly occupied this site.
Tradition has it that a fortified castle stood there in the Middle-Ages.
[Illustration]
_C.G. 142 first skirts, then crosses the railway (l. c.), afterwards
joining N. 32, at which point turn to right._ =Compiègne= _is entered
by the Avenue de Clairoix and Rue de Noyon. At the end of the latter,
take Rue d'Amiens on the left, cross the Oise, and follow Rue de
Solférino which leads to Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville._
[Illustration: THE FRENCH G.H.Q. AT COMPIÈGNE, IN 1917. GENERAL PÉTAIN
MAKING HIS REPORT IN A ROOM OF THE CHATEAU.
_To visit Compiègne, use the Michelin Guide_: Compiègne, before and
during the War.]
[Illustration: COMPIÈGNE.--FIRE AT THE CORNER OF RUE DES TROIS-BARBEAUX
AND PLACE DU MARCHÉ AUX HERBES.
_Extracted from the Michelin Guide_: Compiègne before and during the
War.]
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
of the places mentioned in this Guide.
A
Ailly-sur-Noye, 78, 79
Aquenne Wood, 59, 65
Arrière-Cour Wood, 75, 76
Assainvillers, 94-97, 107
B
Bains (Château), 109
Beaucourt, 66, 68, 69
Bellinglise (Château), 123
Belloy, 116, 117, 118
Bienville, 126
Boulogne-la-Grasse, 110-112
Boves, 62
C
Cachy, 58, 59, 62, 64
Caix, 66, 69, 70
Canny-sur-Matz, 111, 112
Cantigny, 86, 87
Conchy-les Pots, 111, 113
Coudun, 125
Cuvilly, 115, 116
D
Demuin, 64, 65, 66
Domart, 65, 66
E
Élincourt-Ste-Marg., 122, 125
Erches, 93
Etelfay, 93
F
Folleville, 79, 80, 81
Fontaine-sous-Montdidier, 87, 94
G
Genlis Wood, 116, 117
Gentelles, 58, 62, 65
Grivesnes, 82-86
Grivillers, 92
Guillaucourt, 66
H
Hangard, 64-68
L
La Neuville-Sire-Bernard, 96, 97
Lataule, 116, 117
L'Echelle St-Aurin, 93
Le Lundi, 109
Longueau, 58
M
Mailly-Raineval, 74-77
Maison-Blanche, 68
Marfontaine Manor-House, 123
Margny-sur-Matz, 121
Marquéglise, 120, 123, 125
Méry, 116, 118
Mézières, 66, 70
Montdidier, 88-106
Moreuil, 66, 71, 72, 77
Morisel, 73, 76, 77
O
Orvillers-Sorel, 112, 114, 115
P
Piennes, 93, 97, 107, 108
Pierrepont, 93, 97
Plessier, 84
R
Ressons-sur-Matz, 119, 124, 125
Rimberlieu (Château), 125
Rollot, 93, 108, 109
Royaucourt, 94, 95
Roye-sur-Matz, 111, 113
S
St-Aignan Chapel, 83, 85
St-Claude Farm, 123, 125
Séchelles (Château), 119, 125
Sénecat Wood, 76
Sorel (Château), 115
T
Thennes, 68
Thory, 77, 83
V
Villers-aux-Érables, 70, 71
Villers-Bretonneux, 59-65
Villers-sur-Coudun, 125, 126
[Illustration: GERMAN TANK CAPTURED NEAR VILLERS-BRETONNEUX IN 1918.]
MICHELIN DURING THE WAR
THE MICHELIN HOSPITAL
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new four-storied warehouse into an up-to-date Hospital, with Operating
Theatre, X-Ray, Bacteriological Laboratory, etc. Seven weeks later
(September 22, 1914) Doctors, Dispensers, Nurses, Sisters of Mercy,
and auxiliaries were all at their posts. The first wounded arrived the
same night. In all, 2,993 wounded were received.
All expenses were paid by Michelin.
The story of how Michelin did "his bit" during the war is told briefly
and simply in the illustrated booklet, "The Michelin Hospital", sent
post free on application.
[Illustration: A VIEW OF ONE OF THE WARDS]
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Transcriber's Notes.
1. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by
=equal signs=.
2. Silently corrected simple spelling, grammar, and typographical
errors.
3. Page 24: Illustration caption should read "General Rawlinson".
Caption corrected.
4. Page 96: The original reads "The Liberation [on] Montdidier.
(_August 8-10, 1918._)." This is probably an error and should read
"The Liberation [of] Montdidier. (_August 8-10, 1918._)."
Text not changed.
5. Page 123: (_from Mareuil to Thiescourt_). Missing bracket added.