HERITAGE AND TOURISM
Open Churches Days at
Saint-Hilaire
Rue du Centre
6464 L'Escaillère (Chimay)
Church | 1878 | Neogothic | Catholic Church
Concert
02 June 2024 : 14.00 - 18.00
Concert to mark the restoration of the calvary at the crossroads of rue Colas-Jean and rue de Lisbonne, erected to mark the church's centenary. Best of" programme by the conductor Kris Debecker.
Price
10 €Contact
Raymonde Marteleur+32 497 21 40 03
marteleureraymonde@gmail.com
Organizers:
Farique d'égliseMore about this church
Description
The church was built in 7877, in brick, in an unoriginal neo-Gothic style. The tower was not added until later: the original building was topped only by a simple wooden spire sitting directly on the roof.
The bell has a diameter of 64 centimetres and weighs 172 kilos with its mount. Fortunately, it escaped confiscation by the occupying forces during the two world wars.
The original bell tower was a simple wooden spire sitting directly on the roof. In 1912, when it was showing signs of disrepair, it was replaced by the present bell tower, which is less tapered and built of brick.
In 1989, a family in the parish had the old enamelled iron clock (operated by a weight system) replaced - in the strictest anonymity - by another of the same size (1.10 m), illuminated and controlled remotely. It also financed the electrification of the bell.
The bell has a diameter of 64 centimetres and weighs 172 kilos with its mount. Fortunately, it escaped confiscation by the occupying forces during the two world wars.
The original bell tower was a simple wooden spire sitting directly on the roof. In 1912, when it was showing signs of disrepair, it was replaced by the present bell tower, which is less tapered and built of brick.
In 1989, a family in the parish had the old enamelled iron clock (operated by a weight system) replaced - in the strictest anonymity - by another of the same size (1.10 m), illuminated and controlled remotely. It also financed the electrification of the bell.
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