Un peu abusé du Chouchen ??!!

La chapelle Saint-Gonéry à Plougrescant (XVe et XVIe siècles). Sa flèche en bois recouverte de plomb, de 1612, est singulièrement penchée (pour ne pas dire tordue!).

The Saint-Gonéry chapel in Plougrescant (15th and 16thC). Its wooden arrow covered with lead, from 1612, is singularly bent (not to say twisted!)

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Nouchetdu38 ^club

Tu as raison mais le haut du clocher est droit: il a dû donc arrêter le chouchen à la fin des travaux!!!!!!!

5 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club has replied to Nouchetdu38 ^club

Ou la bouteille était vide;-)) Merci Nouchet.

5 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club

I wonder if the spire was built with wood that hadn't been seasoned properly, there is twisted one at Chesterfield

5 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club has replied to Peter Castell ^club

Thanks Peter. I have no idea, but it seems that it has been like that for several centuries so, despite everything, it must be robust enough...

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Lovely shot!
I was born in Chesterfield with it's twisted spire and I also had clients I visited in Cleobury Mortimer in Shropshire who I ised to visit and saw a similarly twisted spire there. And again, the cause was the use of insufficently seasoned wood.

5 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Thanks Andy. As Peter also suggested, it may be the wood indeed. But if so, it doesn't prevent the spire still holding. Anyway, it's such a strange view when you're passing by...

5 years ago.

RHH

What an unusual steeple. Beautifully photographed, though.

5 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club has replied to RHH

Yes, indeed. And it still stands after centuries....

5 years ago.

David G Johnson ^club

..... Gotcha'.. from your link.. thanks Christa'...... from Dj.. UK.

2 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club has replied to David G Johnson ^club

Great, thank you for looking by, David.

2 years ago.

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