RUINS AROUND THE GRAND SQUARE
Take the Rue Bénard, on the left of the Square, in order to visit the church, which is in the lower part of the town, near the Saulx. The photo below was taken from the right of this street. In the foreground is the doctor's house, of which only the brass plate remains; in the background is a temporary shanty run up by the chemist.
RUINS, RUE BÉNARD
We reach the Saulx, on the opposite side of which stands the church, which was shelled and then burned by the Germans. The Romanesque porch, which stood out from it, has been destroyed; the nave is open to the sky; and the spire has collapsed. The Romanesque vaulting of the transept and of the apse has alone survived.
CHURCH, SERMAIZE
A fine fifteenth century wooden carving of Christ has been burned, or perhaps more probably taken away by the Germans.
Retracing our steps, we take, on the left before arriving at the Place, the Rue d'Andernay, from number 35 of which the central photograph on the following page was taken. A little further on we rejoin the road (G. C. 15, which becomes G. C. 1 on leaving the county), and follow it out of the town. On the right, two kilometres further, is the "Établissement thermal," whose waters are used for drinking purposes, as well as for baths and shower-baths. Pass through Andernay (64½ km.), where a few houses were burned down. Cross over the Saulx, then, without entering Contrisson, turn to the right (66 km.) and follow the railway along the road.
