This private mansion was built in the 1870s by the manufacturer and mayor of Romorantin, Anatole Aristide Normant (1835-1889). It was surrounded by an enormous garden. The pagoda built in 1879 was used to store water to maintain the grounds. After his death, It was bought by his brother Louis-Antoine, one of the owners of …
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Ramsgate – La Porte des beliers
Romorantin also has an industrial past. The family business of Normant Frères specialized in the production of woollen sheets. It was founded around 1815 by three brothers, Antoine (1784-1849), Jacques Benjamin (1793-1823) and René Hippolyte Normant (1796-1867), and disappeared in 1969, after an unique industrial adventure that lasted more than 150 years. The Romorantin factory …
Hôtel Saint Pôl
These two striking 16th century buildings are just next the one in yesterday’s post. The wattle and daub Chancellery housed the royal seals. The facade of the Hôtel Saint Pôl on the right and below, is made of stone and brick. It consists of large lozenges formed by enamelled bricks whose particular shade of green …
On the outskirts – Le carroir doré
This 15th century daub and wattle house used to be on the outskirts of the town. Now it’s in the centre and has been turned into a museum. Le carroir doré (carrefour à l’orée de la ville) est une maison à pans de bois et de torchis du XVème siècle. Désormais proche du centre il …
The Brick Tower – La tour en brique
This is a different view of the courtyard of the Lion d’or restaurant and hotel in Romorantin that you can see in my post entitled Courtyard Lunch. It was built in the 16th century and has been a hotel since 1774. C’est une autre vue de la cour du restaurant et hôtel Le Lion d’or …
Courtyard lunch – Déjeuner dans la cour
Who wouldn’t want to have lunch here on a beautiful June day? Lion d’Or in Romorantin in Sologne. We appropriately had an excellent cour cheverny made with romorantin grapes imported here by François I from Burgundy in 1519. Qui ne voudrait pas déjeuner ici une belle journée de juin? Le Lion d’or à Romorantin en …