The vaulting rests on very thick walls, in which small niches have been hollowed out as seats for the pilgrims.
THE CRYPT OF ST-MÉDARD.
One of the oldest crypts in France.
CHURCH OF ST-WAAST IN 1917.
Return to the Place d’Alsace-Lorraine, take the Rue du Champ-Bouillant as far as the first street on the right (Rue Messire-P.-Leroy) which leads to the Church of Saint-Waast.
FAUBOURG ST-WAAST.
Defence-Works in the Rue des Graviers, near the Church (see Itinerary).
The church of Saint-Waast, built in the 19th century, consists of a large central pile with aisles on each side of the nave. A graceful belfry, ending in a spire, rises over the portal. The interior of the building is not vaulted, but has a timber-work roof. The arches are supported by square pillars and the walls ornamented with pictures.
The bombardments did great damage. Everywhere the roof was broken in and a large part completely destroyed. In the walls are numerous gaps, while the façade is pitted by shell-splinters. The belfry, very badly damaged on the first story, had two of its sides in the upper story completely demolished. The spire fell down in 1918. The interior of the main building suffered less, but the timber-work roof was badly damaged.