neufch?tel, en bray ,seine-maritime, france

Country-town in Seine-Maritime, Dieppe district , Bordered by Picardie and the PAYS DE CAUX. On the ROUTE DE LA MER, on the ROUTE D''OR a rural holiday resort on the ROUTE DES FROMAGES NORMANDS.THE PAYS DE BRAY runs to the North-East of Seine-Maritime on a Dieppe to Beauvais line. 80 kms long, the " buttonhole-shaped" pays de Bray owes its originality to a geological accident. a fold in the limestone table caused by seismic movements in the tertiary era was largely thus revealing the underlying layers. The Brayon Country appears as a clayey hollow dip surrounded by limestone hills, a vast grassy area, contrasting with the monotonous stretches of the neighbouring tableland. Bray has almost exclusively specialised in dairy products and stock farming. Dairy and stock farmers succeed in offering products of ever-increasing quality, they take part in numerous Norman-breed cattle competitions. the Neufch?tel cheese along with " the petit suisse " and " the double sel " contribute to the outstanding gastronomically reputation of the district. Sparsely populated ( 50 inhabitants per square kilometre ) the Pays de Bray is composed of numerous and picturesque village where one to wander. People enjoying the quietness ot the countryside will appreciate this unique area. each road, each village is worth a visit. CHEESE : The " Neufch?tel" is one of the few French cheeses which received the " appellation d''Origine par le Comit? National d''Appellation d'' Origine des Fromages ( C.N.A.O.F) a special trademark award. The " neufch?tel" is essentially a farm product, it comes in various shapes: the " bonde" the " briquette", the " carr?", the " c?ur" and the " double-bonde". The gourmets will savour its unique flavour.

John Louis Petit was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, son of John Hayes Petit. He was educated at Eton, and contributed to the "Etonian". He was elected to a scholarship at Trinity College Cambridge in 1822, graduated BA in 1823 and MA in 1826, and on 21st June 1850 he was admitted "ad eundem" at Oxford. He took holy orders in 1824, but undertook no parochial work. Petit showed a taste for sketching in early years. His favourite subject was old churches, and a great part of his life was spent in visiting and sketching them. In 1839 he made his first extensive tour of the continent. The results appeared in his "Remarks on Church Architectire" (1841, 2 vols which had illustratuions. It was followed in 1846 by "Remarks on Church Architectural Character" Royal folio format.In the same year Petit published a lecture which he had delivered on 24th Feb 1846 to the Oxford Society for promoting the study of Gothic Architecture, under the title "Remarks on the Principles of Gothic Architecture as applied to ordinary Parish Churches". It was succeeded by "Architectire of Tewksbury Abbey Church". Royal svo 1846. " Architectural notes in the neighbourhood of Cheltenham"and "Remarks on Wimborne Minster", 1847. "Remarks on Southwell Minster". With numerous good illustrations. 1848. "Architectural Notices relating to Churches in Gloucestershire and Susse". 1849. "Architectural Notices of the Curious Church of Gillingham.Norfolk". And an "Account of Sherborne Minster". 1850. In 1852 Petit published an account of Brinkburn Priory". In 1854 appeared Petit''s principal work. "Architectural Studies in France", imperial SVO. It was beautifully illustrated with fine woodcuts and facsimiles of anastic drawings by the author and his companion, Professor Delamotte. It showed much learningand observation, and threw light upon the formation of Gothic in France, and on the differences between English and French Gothic. A new edition , revised by Edward Bell, FSA, with introduction, notes and index, appeared in 1890. The text remained unaltered but the illustrations were reduced in size, and a few added from Petit''s unused woodcuts. In 1864-65 he travelled in the East and executed some striking drawings. He died in Lichfield on 2 Dec 1868, from a cold caught while sketching and was buried in St Micheal''s Churchyard. Petit was the founder of the British Archealogical Institute at Cambridge in 1844. He was also FSA, an honoury member of the Institute of British Architects, and a governor of Christ''s hospital.

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Pencil and Watercolour

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15 x 11 in. 38 x 28 cm.

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