Church of St. Martin
This church, which was rebuilt and transformed in 1849, recalls vaguely the 15th century Gothic style of the original edifice. Only the steeple is ancient. The church has five naves and contains four ancient tombs and a Flemish altar-screen.
THE GRANDE PLACE AND CHURCH OF ST. MARTIN (Cliché LL.)
Take the Rue de la Gare, to the Nord-West of the Grande Place. At the corner of the Rue Nain is the National School of Industrial Arts, to which has been added a Museum of Paintings and Sculpture (recently organized by M. Victor Champier), a Textile Museum and a Library containing 15,000 volumes.
The School proper (whose courses, which are well attended, include dyeing, spinning, weaving, etc.) and its annexes (museum and library) are installed in a fine building erected in 1889 from the plans of the architect, F. Dutert, who designed the Galerie des Machines in Paris. Built of dressed stone and brick, the three doorways lead to the library, museums (sculpture, paintings, art-history and textiles) and the public lecture-hall.
The central pediment by Allar, represents Industry and Art. On the pediments of the pavilions are symbolized: The Arts (by Lanson) and the Sciences (by Hughes). The frieze (by Laoust) represents, symbolically, the various branches of learning taught in the school.
At the station, take the Rue de l'Alma on the right, then turn to the left into the Rue de Tourcoing, which leads straight to Tourcoing.
THE GRANDE PLACE.