Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Ingrandes

Spring is in the air. The field is ploughed. Hamlets line the horizont. I remembered, that some years ago, I had taken photos of the Romanesque church in Ingrandes, but I stayed on the track, as I had planned to reach Châtellerault in noontime. Only a few kilometers east is the village Oyre. There is another great church, that I had found that year.

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul is probably one of the oldest existing churches in the Poitou area, as some Gallo-Roman walls and Carolingian were used, when this church got erected in pre-Romanesque style, during the 10th century. It got remodelled, rebuilt, enlarged many times over the centuries. The nave was built within the 12th century, so all capitals were carved at that time. The previous upload had a horrible devil pulling a sinner down to hell. Here is the sinner. Avarice is a vice - and the miser still holds his moneybag between the knees.

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul is probably one of the oldest existing churches in the Poitou area, as some Gallo-Roman walls and Carolingian were used, when this church got erected in pre-Romanesque style, during the 10th century. It got remodelled, rebuilt, enlarged many times over the centuries. The nave was built within the 12th century, so all capitals were carved at that time. A horrible devil pulls a sinner down to hell. This is one of the most beasty devils, I have ever seen. From this angle, it cannot be seen, why the poor soul has to spend the rest of eternity with this devil.

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul is probably one of the oldest existing churches in the Poitou area, as some Gallo-Roman walls and Carolingian were used, when this church got erected in pre-Romanesque style, during the 10th century. It got remodelled, rebuilt, enlarged many times over the centuries. The nave was built within the 12th century, so all capitals were carved at that time. This frightening lion has a mouthful of sharp teeth, but the long body of a wiener dog.

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul is probably one of the oldest existing churches in the Poitou area, as some Gallo-Roman walls and Carolingian were used, when this church got erected in pre-Romanesque style, during the 10th century. It got remodelled, rebuilt, enlarged many times over the centuries. The nave, seen here, and the aisles were built within the 12th century, so all the capitals here were carved end of that century.

This church is probably one of the oldest existing structures in the Poitou, as some Gallo-Roman walls and Carolingian were used, when this church got erected in pre-Romanesque style, during the 10th century. It got remodelled, rebuilt, enlarged many times over the centuries. The tower was completed in the 19th century. As you can see from the scaffolding, the recent renovation is still underway.

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul is probably one of the oldest existing churches in the Poitou area, as some Gallo-Roman walls and Carolingian were used, when this church got erected in pre-Romanesque style, during the 10th century. It got remodelled, rebuilt, enlarged many times over the centuries. The nave and the aisles were built within the 12th century. Since that time this monkey is watching, what is going on in the village. The wall to the right is probably Carolingian.