Le Clocher de l'Église Notre-Dame - Beauficel-en-Lyons, France
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N 49° 24.450 E 001° 31.417
31U E 392899 N 5473805
[EN] The church was built in the 13th century, then enlarged and altered over the following centuries. [FR] L'église fut construite au XIIIe siècle, puis agrandie et remaniée au fil des siècles suivants.
Waymark Code: WM134XP
Location: Normandie, France
Date Posted: 09/17/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
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History and important dates "The nave and apse date from the 13th century, the transept from the late 14th and early 15th century. The porch and bell tower were built in the second half of the 16th century.

Architectural description The church is built according to a Latin cross plan. It is oriented and finished with a polygonal bedside.

The entrance is through a porch with a hipped roof. The church then has two openwork bays with two semicircular arch bays. The transept is openwork with a large bay divided into three lancets.

A bell tower is attached to the narthex. With a square base, the bell tower is pierced by two superimposed semi-circular bays. The bell tower is then erected on a bevelled polygonal base. Its polygonal spire is surrounded by four pyramidions. A building is attached to the south side of the apse.

The roof of the church is double-sided and ends in a hipped at the eastern end. The two side panels of the bedside are perforated by simple openings while the central one has a bay divided into three lancets surmounted by an oculus. "

Sources : The Church

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Histoire et dates importantes "La nef et le chevet datent du XIIIe siècle, le transept de la fin du XIVe et du début du XVe siècle. Le porche et le clocher furent construits durant la second moitié du XVIe siècle.

Description architecturale L’église est construite selon un plan en croix latine. Elle est orientée et terminée par un chevet polygonal.

L’entrée se fait par un porche dont la toiture est en croupe. L’église possède ensuite deux travées ajourées par deux baies en arc plein-cintre. Le transept, lui, est ajouré d'une grande baie divisée en trois lancettes.

Une tour-clocher est accolée au narthex. De base carrée, la tour-clocher est percée de deux baies plein-cintre superposées. Le clocher est ensuite érigé sur une base polygonale en biseau. Sa flèche polygonale est entourée par quatre pyramidions. Un bâtiment est accolé au côté sud du chevet.

La toiture de l’église est à double-pan et se termine en croupe à l’extrémité est. Les deux pans latéraux du chevet sont ajourés par des baies simples tandis que celui central est percé d'une baie divisée en trois lancettes surmontées d’un oculus."

Sources : L’Eglise

Address of Tower:
6 Place de l'Eglise
Beauficel-en-Lyons, Eure France
27480

Still Operational: yes

Number of bells in tower?: 3

Relevant website?: [Web Link]

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Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No
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