POPERINGHE: BERTIN PLACE AND CHURCH OF ST. BERTIN
Poperinghe
Poperinghe, a small town of 12,000 inhabitants, is the centre of an agricultural district, where hop-growing is the chief industry.
Of its three churches, two only are interesting from an artistic point of view.
The Church of St. Jean is Romanesque in style, whilst that of St. Bertin contains some remarkable woodwork: the Vérité pulpit, the Dean's confessional, and the roof-loft are masterpieces of the Renaissance period.
In the court of the Hôtel Skindles there is a tombstone dating from 1171.
Old houses are rare in Poperinghe, the town having several times been destroyed during its history.
