Allaines-Mervilliers

Walking the Via Turonensis I had two books with me. One was a little booklet, telling me, where to turn left or right. The most important (absolut recommendable!) book was Anne Prache´s "Ile de France Romane".

Anne Prache mentions, that in the hamlet of Mervilliers is a former church with a remarkable tympanum. Having reached Mervilliers I found out, that there are about 10 or 15 residential houses - and a large farm. I entered the farm and tried to find anybody to ask. But there was nobody at home. This was private property and I did feel uneasy, walking around, knocking on doors and shouting "Allo" and "Coucou"......

I left the farm and walking back, met a lady, whom I could ask. She assured me, that one of the barns was a church once, but did not know the tympanum. One of the barns, was obviously older, altered and there was a small carving. But no tympanum. Then I found a small wooden gate...