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Scene from "Hiawatha"
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
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Call Number: LC-B2- 4995-8
Captain Marvel / Heft-Reihe
Havoc on Homeworld!
cover: Al Milgrom
Marvel Comics Group / USA 1975
ex libris MTP
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
The village war memorial is positioned not far from the church on the main road in Westleton.
Sacred to the Memory of eighteen Brave Men of WESTLETON
who gave their lives for their country in the GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
79D014a Skipper Leonard A. Brown, HM Drifter Silver Queen, Royal Naval Reserve.
Husband of Joan Brown, of Sandhoe, Hexham, Northumberland.
Killed in action on 15th. February 1918, aged 33, along with 8 of his crew when the hired drifter Silver Queen of Lowestoft, Admiralty number 764, was one of 7 drifters serving on the Dover barrage that were sunk by a flotilla of German destroyers.
Buried in Grave: M. V. 15. at St. James Cemetery, Dover, Kent.
66992 Corporal Edwin Morgan Caines, 11th. Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
Son of Edwin Morgan Caines and Mary Ann Caines, of Westleton.
Died on 10th. August 1917, aged 30.
No known grave, commemorated on Panel 6 of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
TR 10/27686 Private Stanley J. Cracknell, 31st. Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.
Born at Westleton, the son of Son of Mrs. Ethel Mary Ann Cracknell, of 20 Buller Road, Leiston, Suffolk.
Died on 8th. April 1918, aged 18.
Buried facing the entrance of St. Peter's churchyard, Westleton.
42718 Private Charles John Elmy, 2nd. Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, previously 26870, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Born in and resident of Westleton.
Died on 15th. April 1918
Buried in Grave: Enclosure No.4 IV. H. 1, Bedford House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
15008 Corporal William Fisk, 8th. Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Son of James and Susannah Fisk, of Westleton.
Died on 17th. February 1917, aged 28.
Buried in Grave: VI. D. 18. at Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France.
Munitions worker John Gissing.
Born in Westleton.
Died on 1st. July 1918, aged 41, from unknown causes in a massive explosion when 8 tons of TNT ripped through the National Shell Filling Factory at Chillwell, Nottinghamshire resulting in the deaths of 134 people, of whom only 32 could be positively identified, and the serious injury to a further 250 people. The unidentified bodies are buried in a mass grave in St. Mary's churchyard in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire.
While most of the workers at the factory were women, a number of men, who had been passed unfit for military service, were conscripted to the factory.
Commemorated on the memorial to munitions workers of National Filling Factory No.6, Chetwynd Road, Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, near Nottingham.
51217 Private Charles Henry King, Bedfordshire Regiment, attached to 1st./1st. Hertfordshire Regiment.
Born and resident of Westleton, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward King, of 'Blue Tile', Brampton, Halesworth, Suffolk.
Died on 23rd. August 1918, aged 19.
No known grave,
commemorated on Panel 4 and 5 of the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France and the Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford.
2nd. Lt. Edward St. Hilary Lingwood, 8th. Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
Son of Alice Mary Lingwood of Westleton and the late Edward Thomas Lingwood.
Died on 3rd. May 1917, aged 24.
No known grave, commemorated on Bay 5 of the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France and the Dunwich War Memorial, Suffolk.
29217 Private Percy J. Mower, 11th. Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died on 19th. April 1918.
Buried in Grave: III. H. 217. at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.
16392 Private Bertie Mulley, 11th. Battalion, Essex Regiment, part of 18th. Infantry Brigade, 6th. Division
The son of the late Francis and Susannah Mulley, both born in Westleton.
Possibly a resident of Great Bromley, Essex, most likely enlisted at Colchester on or around 9th. September 1914.
Died in action just to the south of the village of Hulluch attacking German trenches on 26th. September 1915, aged 33.
No known grave, commemorated on Panel 85 to 87 of the Loos Memorial,
Pas de Calais, France.
Leading Deck Hand Arthur J. Noy, HMS Blackthorn, Royal Naval Reserve.
Died in the 2nd. quarter of 1922, the death being recorded at HMNB Devonport, Devon.
209367 Leading Seaman William John Potter, Cressy class armoured cruiser HMS Cressy, Royal Navy.
Died on 22nd. September 1914.
HMS Cressy, an old 1st. Class armoured cruiser was on patrol in an area of the North Sea known as the 'Broad Fourteens' with HMS Eurylus, HMS Aboukir and HMS Hogue as part of Cruiser Force 'C' base at Harwich, Essex. Eurylus was forced to return to port with technical problems.
Early on 22nd. September 1914 the German submarine U9 commanded by Commander Otto Weddigen sighted Cressy, Aboukir and Hogue steaming NNE at 10 knots and not zigzagging.
The U9 launched an attack on Aboukir, and she rolled over within 30 minutes of being torpedoed. Hogue was picking up survivors when she was hit by 2 torpedoes and sank within 10 minutes. Cressy had stopped to pick up survivors, but had got underway, when she was hit by a torpedo and damaged. Shortly afterwards she was hit by a second torpedo and sank within 15 minutes. 837 men were rescued but 1,459 men were killed in total.
No known grave, commemorated on Panel 1 of the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.
2834/ES (CH) Engineman Oscar Rous, Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Osirus II, Royal Naval Reserve.
Developed acute appendicitis aboard ship and by the time he was transferred to an onshore hospital it had developed into peritonitis and it was not possible to save his life.
Died on 30th. October 1915.
Buried in Grave: II. C. 12. at Syra New British Cemetery, Greece.
85538 Gunner James Baggott Sheppard, 'C' Battery, 250th. Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Born at Dunwich, Suffolk the son of Samuel and Alice Jane Sheppard of Dunwich.
Died on 13th. April 1918, aged 28.
Buried in Grave: B. 1. at Picquigny British Cemetery, Somme, France and commemorated on the Dunwich War Memorial.
289816 Stoker 1st. Class David S. Spindler, Cressy class armoured cruiser HMS Cressy, Royal Navy.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Spindler of Westleton.
Died on 22nd. September 1914.
For circumstances of his death, see 209367 Leading Seaman William John Potter, HMS Cressy, Royal Navy, above.
No known grave, commemorated on Panel 5 of the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent.
18846 Private Henry Arthur Sprunt MM, 2nd. Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Died on 26th. September 1917.
No known grave, commemorated on Panel 40 to 41 of the Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Note: Listed on memorial as Harry.
J/28581(CH) Able Seaman Stanley Frederick Staff, Aubrietia class sloop HMS Viola, Royal Navy.
Born in Framsden, Suffolk in December 1898.
Died on 18th. June 1918, cause of death is unknown, aged 19.
Buried in Grave: 7th. Terrace upper side. 15 at Lerwick New Cemetery, Shetland Islands.
14994 Private William G. Tovell, 8th. Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Born in Darsham, Suffolk.
Died on 22nd. April 1915, aged 21. The death was recorded at Colchester, Essex.
Buried near northeast corner of the church in St. Peter's churchyard, Westleton.
I wrote recently about the creation myth of Guam. To recap, it goes like this.
Human souls were all slaves in hell but due to a conflagration, one soul managed to escape to Guam where he made a human child out of softened rock and gave it a soul made of the sun. When the king of hell came looking for his lost soul he thought it must be that of the child and tried to bring him back down to hell, but hard as he tried, he couldn't take the child to hell, because its soul was made from the sun. Isn't that a beautiful story?
The creation myth of Guam is almost a paraphrase of that of the Japanese myth in the Kojiki where it relates that soul of the Japanese is also made from the sun -- the mirror of the sun -- and that the creator of this sun-mirror-soul went to hell - or the underworld - to meet a dead woman but came back.
Indeed, the deities and heroes of Japanese mythology are always going somewhere rather under-worldly. Susano'o visits the Sun Goddess who dies or hides in a cave with hellish consequences. Yamasachi Hiko goes down to the kingdom in the sea. But Japanese heroes always manage to come back. And their soul remains, according Heisig's reading of Nishida, self-seeing, visual, in the light, made of the sun. How did the Japanese achieve this?
Consider first the alternative. What is hell or "the underworld." Having at last worked out what Derrida means by "mourning," and what Freud was hinting at by his "acoustic cap," I now realize that hell is that which was nearest and dearest to me, and where in large part I live. Hell is a place where there are dead people. I generally don't see them, except once a long time ago, but I still I talk to them. I talk principally to a dead woman, a woman who was never really alive, or even a woman, in my head.
This is the essence of the narrative self. Mead calls it a Generalized other, Bakhtin a "super-addressee," (Bakhtin, 1986. p126) Freud the super ego, Lacan (m)other, Adam Smith "the impartial spectator" and I think that the Bible refers to it at first as "Eve." A dead woman to keep you company, for you to get to know, and have relations with. Hell indeed. (There is a Christian solution, that involves replacing the internal interlocutor, with another "of Adam" and, quite understandably, hating on sex.)
So how did the Japanese manage to avoid talking to the dead woman? There are various scenes in the mythology. Izanagi runs throwing down garments which change into food (this chase with dropped objects turning into things that slow down ones attacker is repeated all over the world. I have no idea what it means). And in the next myth cycle, as mentioned recently, the proto-Japanese get the woman to come out of her cave with a sexy dance, a laugh, a mirror and a some zizag pieces of paper to stop her going back in again. In this post I concentrate on the last two, shown in the images above.
The mirror was for the sun to look at her self. She became convinced it was her self and and it probably was all along. She told the Japanese to worship it as if it was her, which they had done ever since, eating her mirror every New Year, until quite recently.
The zigzag pieces of paper have two functions. One in purification rituals where I think they are used to soak up words since the woes of humans are in large part the names given to those woes (e.g. of the proliferation of mental illnesses). As blank pieces of paper are waved over Japanese heads a priest may also chant a prayer about how impurities were written onto little pieces of wood which are used to take all them back to the underworld where they belong.
The other use of zigzag strips is that they can also be used for all the sacred stamped pieces of paper which are used to symbolize identity in Japan, and to encourage the Japanese to realise that words are things in the world - not things that should be in your head. And until recently (Kim, 2002) the Japanese managed to keep the words out of their mirror soul.
But alas it seems to me that the Gates of Hell are opening and the children of the sun are in danger of being sucked back in. How might this be achieved?
The following is the beginning of a recent Japanese journal article (Iwanaga, Kashiwagi, Arayama, Fujioka & Hashimoto, 2013) in my translation (the original is appended below) which, intentionally or not, aims to import Western psychology into Japan.
"As typified by the way in which the phrase "dropouts" (ochikobore) was reported in Japanese newspapers and became a social problem initiated by the report from the national educational research association in 1971, the remaining years of the 1970's saw the symbolic emergence of a variety of educational problems. Thereafter there was an increase in problems such as juvenile delinquency (shounen hikou), school violence (kounaibouryoku), vandalism (kibutsuhason), academic slacking (taigaku), the 1980s saw the arrival of problems such as the increasingly atrocious nature of adolescent crimes including the murder of parents with a metal baseball bat (kinzokubatto ni yoru ryoushin satugaijiken) and the attack and murder of homeless people in Yokohama (furoushashuugekijiken), domestic violence, and bullying, and then in the 1990's the seriousness of educational problems such as the dramatic increase in delinquency (futoukou), dropping out of high school (koukou chuutai), and a series of murders by adolescents steadily increased. "(Iwanaga, Kashiwagi, Arayama, Fujioka & Hashimoto, 2013, p.101)
As you can see the writers are partially aware that all the "problems" that have plagued Japan since the 1970's are in part an "emblematic emergence," or impurities. While some of these problem have worsened in fact, many of them are simply the sort of thing that should be tractable to purification. The Japanese are not for instance assailed by an increase in adolescent crime which as Youro (2003) in his book "the Wall of Foolishness" points out, has decreased and become less violent post war in Japan.
The Japanese are assailed by a variety of emblems - names of problems - which nonetheless cause real suffering.
If it were only this plague of names of social ailments swarming out of hell, then I think that the Japanese would be
fairly safe. The problem is that the above paper, Japanese Education Department, and a great many Japanese clinical psychologists and educators, are offering the Japanese the infernal equivalent of the mirror: self-esteem, a dialogue with the dead woman that allows one to enjoy "mourning," telling oneself for instance, that one is beautiful as one stuffs one's face. The title of the paper (Iwanaga, Kashiwagi, Arayama, Fujioka & Hashimoto, 2013) is "Research on the Determining Factors of the Present State of Childrens' Self-esteem," in which the authors blame the lack of Japanese self-esteem -- the Japanese hardly sext themselves at all-- on the emergence of all the social ailments. What fiendish genius: the cause is being represented as a cure! The Japanese may indeed be dragged back in.
Note Opening paragraph of (Iwanaga, Kashiwagi, Arayama, Fujioka & Hashimoto, 2013) in the original
1971年に出された全国教育研究所連盟の報告書(1を契機として，「落ちこぼれ」という言葉が新聞で報道され，社会問題化したことに象徴的に現れているように，1970年代以降，わが国においては教育問題が顕在化することになる．その後，少年非行，校内暴力，器物破損，怠学へと問題は拡散し，80年代には金属バットによる両親殺害事件，浮浪者襲撃事件など青少年犯罪の凶悪化が問題視され，家庭内暴力，いじめ問題が，そして90年代にはいると不登校の急増，高校の中途退学問題，連続的に起こった青少年の殺人事件など，教育問題は深刻さを増していく
Bibliography
Iwanaga, S., Kashiwagi, T., Arayama, A., Fujioka Y., & Hashimoto, H. 岩永定, 柏木智子, 芝山明義, 藤岡泰子, & 橋本洋治. (2013). 子どもの自己肯定意識の実態とその規定要因に関する研究. Retrieved from reposit.lib.kumamoto-
Yourou T. 養老孟司. (2003). バカの壁. 新潮社. Retrieved from 218.219.153.210/jsk02/jsk03_toshin_v1.pdf
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Addendum
I have written before about the gates of hell opening in reference to the fact that the Japanese population is decreasing. That the population of Japan should increase, was predicted by Japanese mythology when the dead woman was trapped in the underworld. If the dead woman is the woman that is spoken to, the ego-massager of self-esteem, then perhaps the reason why Japanese no longer make babies all that much is because, the dead woman (super-ego, generalised other etc.) is out and about, and the Japanese are narrating themselves wonderful as well as seeing themselves as beautiful. In other words, self-esteem and its foundation - the cranial dead-fake-non-existent-woman (or Izanami?) - may be the cause of both self-esteem and the incentive to forgo making children. I have only found support for this notion in a paper (in Japanese, for reasons unknown) about the low birth rate in Korea
金泰憲, & 李允碩. (2007). 儒教の国・韓国の異変: 家族観の変化と少子化.
Google scholar tells me that the majority of Japanese psychologist, infected as they by Western psychology presume that high self esteem would lead to an increase in birth rate. It seems quite plausible to me that, on the contrary, self narration and self esteem (whispering to oneself that one is wonderful) may lead to a self reliance, independence, and the lack of a need for children. So, if Izanagi is the dead woman that one speaks to, Izanagi is out and about!
I can appreciate that sensible sane people, should they be reading, like my father and tedesco57, should think that I am off my rocker, but I have seen her. Much later, gradually, and for certain quite recently, I realise that really clever people, such as Freud and Derrida, are saying that the horror that I experienced (as explained here, here and here) is in fact quite ubiquitous. Westerners are narrating themselves into existence in front of the dead woman inside their heads to "mourn" or masturbate ("auto-affect) their loss.
Addendum (Big Mistake)
"My head" is inside my narrative and field of view, not the other way around! This is a very important point and the danger of the scientific worldview. The scientific world is a product of our narration as even some scientists a vow (Wheeler, Mach). Our head is also something we see in our field of view in mirrors, or our nose and brow directly. Our perceptions (including of our whispers) are not inside "me" or my body. To think so would be double death.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
For DECemBer ArT JoUrNal Challenge #2 @ The Lilypad. Elements from Amy Wolff & Little Butterfly Wings.
Réseau de transport collectif régional de la MRC de L'Assomption 2008 Nova Bus LFS #29217 seen En transit at 111 Boulevard Industriel.
This building, recently restored, was for the last twelve years of his life the residence of Dom Michel Le Nobletz 1 . Born in Plouguerneau in 1577, this priest who lived through the wars of religion in his youth died here in 1652 2 .
After studying theology at the Sorbonne, Dom Michel set himself the goal of evangelizing the Leonardo population in his own way. Working successively in Plouguerneau, Morlaix, Quimper, Sein, Molène, Ouessant and Batz, he remained 25 years in Douarnenez before settling in Le Conquet.
His ardor, his talents as a speaker, his ardent desire for conviction and above all the method he used to catechize the people quickly made him known throughout Brittany. Faced with an often illiterate population, he had understood well before the twentieth century the power of persuasion of the images he used as supports for his sermons.
Reproductions of his “maps”, the taolennoù as he called them in Breton, appear on the walls of the chapel. The originals, traced on sheepskins, were easily transportable. On this map, drawn by Allain Lestobec, registrar of Le Conquet, the life of the population is represented from bottom to top: the rich on the right, the poor on the left. They all reach, on top, the end of their life, hell, purgatory or paradise. There are, however, bridges between the two groups. We will notice on the right the couple of newlyweds whose cart is driven by the devil himself, thus reflecting the dangers that marital life entails for the wealthiest. These drawings are valuable for the study of occupations and costumes of the 17th century . Fourteen of these taolennoù , classified as Historic Monuments, are kept at the bishopric of Quimper.
Always setting the example, uncompromising in his convictions, Dom Michel had made himself the ardent defender of the poor and slain wealth and luxury. In those times when the dignitaries of the Church were mainly from the nobility, it is easy to guess that his words which advocated asceticism, poverty and mercy did not please his hierarchy. It was not until 1888 that a process for beatification opened in his favor and 1913 for Pope Pius X to recognize his virtues.
The chapel is in the image of its boss: simple and sober. Its stained glass windows as well as the small statues which decorate it are of recent workmanship.
A beautiful Pietà from the 16th - 17th century period , in polychrome wood, with a pathetic expression, sits above the altar. It is for sure the star of the chapel. Recently restored by a professional workshop and firmly sealed in the wall, this unique work has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since December 24, 1990.
The chapel is in the image of its boss: simple and sober. Its stained glass windows as well as the small statues which decorate it are of recent workmanship. A beautiful Pietà from the 16th - 17th century period , in polychrome wood, with a pathetic expression, sits above the altar. It is for sure the star of the chapel. Recently restored by a professional workshop and firmly sealed in the wall, this unique work has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since December 24, 1990.
A very strong storm having forced several ships to take refuge in the bay of Blancs Sablons on February 2, 1873, six of them had been thrown on the rocks where they had crashed. They were three schooners, a brig, a tide hunter and the boat of a certain Captain Lemarchand. The latter, following a vow made to the Virgin, had to come here to deposit an ex-voto (the model of his ship?) accompanied by this explanatory board. We do not know the name and type of his boat because, unlike the other five, these do not appear on the decommissioning list.
As for the restoration of the building, it dates from 2013 and was made possible by the signing of an agreement between the Heritage Foundation, the municipality of Le Conquet and the association "Mignoned Dom Mikël Konk Leon" (Les Amis de Dom Michel du Conquet) who launched a subscription to the population.
An act of heritage solidarity that we would like to see imitated more generally when other types of buildings also deserve to be saved.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre
Phare + sémaphore de Saint-Mathieu
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Pointe de Saint-Mathieu
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新北大橋為連接台灣新北市三重區二重疏洪道兩岸的橋梁，與重翠大橋連通可達板橋區，為新北環河快速道路的一部份，新北大橋於設計階段暫稱「環快第三標斜張橋案」，正式命名前俗稱「二重疏洪道斜張橋」。逢台北縣於2010年底升格為新北市，遂在2010年初宣佈使用新市名作為橋名，亦為台灣第8座斜張橋。
省道台64線（別稱東西向快速公路八里新店線）、新店八里快速道路，為台灣12條東西向快速公路之一，起於新北市八里區台北港，迄於中和區秀朗橋，全長28.3公里。台64線自台北港與台61甲線西起，沿觀音山、二重疏洪道並跨越大漢溪至板橋市與雙和地區，向東可銜接秀朗橋至新店市，全線可連接至五股、泰山、蘆洲、三重、新莊、板橋、永和、中和、新店等行政區，亦為大台北地區境內重要的快速公路之一。
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ST JOHN’S AMBULANCE BRIGADE (LEICESTER CORPS)
GREAT WAR MEMORIAL
This memorial is situated on the West Wall next to the Leicestershire Regiment
Memorial Chapel, Leicester Cathedral
This tablet is dedicated to the memory of the members of the
Leicester Corps of St John Ambulance Brigade who died in
service of their country whilst tending the sick and wounded in the
Great War 1914 – 1918
BAKER William. Private 22662, Royal Army Medical Corps, died 22nd October 1918 aged 23. Son of William & Mary Ann of 139, Beatrice Road, Newfound Pool, Leicester. Buried at Gilroes Cemetery, Leicester
CARTER Edgar Private 106237, 13th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, died 9th April 1917 aged 31. Son of Benjamin & Sarah Ann of 128, Moat Street, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France
CHADWICK Mabel Elizabeth V.A.D Nurse died in hospital at Alexandria, Egypt, 15th October 1915 of Enteric Fever. Daughter of Mrs E.M. Chadwick of Leicester
DICKINSON Thomas William. Private 27998, 33rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, died of wounds 9th August 1917. Native of Birmingham, enlisted at Tring, Herts and is buried at Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium
FLINT Doreen, V.A.D (No information available on this nurse. Any information would be appreciated, Auth)
FOSTER Thomas William. Private 28660, 2/3rd Wessex Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, killed in action 13th March 1918 aged 30. Husband of Lily of 7. Stanley Terrace, Humberstone Road, Leicester. Buried at Estaires Communal cemetery Extension, France
HIGGINS Arthur Pearce. Private 28665, Royal Army Medical Corps attached to the 8th Cheshire Regiment, died of wounds 2nd June 1916 aged 24. Son of George Arthur & Jane of 45, Catesby Street, Leicester. Native of Lutterworth, Leicestershire and is commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India
HOLLAND John. Private 29232, Royal Army Medical Corps died 3rd November 1918. Buried at Gilroes Cemetery, Leicester
JOHNSON Constance V.A.D (No information available on this nurse. Any information would be appreciated, Auth)
LEWITT Leonard Arthur. Private 29217, 15th Field Ambulance, died 28th June 1918 aged 20. Son of Arthur William & Ellen Maud of Leicester. Buried at Tanny British Cemetery, Thiennes, Nord France
MOORE Frederick. Private 106315, 28th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, died 21st September 1917 aged 19. Son of John & Mary Elizabeth of 86. Leicester Road, Wigston Magna, Leicester. Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
WESLEY James Ross. Private 103383, 67th field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps died 5th July 1917 aged 20. Son of Frederick Ernest & Mary Elizabeth of 26. Station Road, Wigston Magna, Leicester. Buried at Mikra british cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece
WILSON Herbert. Private 29236, 137th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps, killed in action 25th November 1917 aged 26. Son of William & Ellen, husband of Amy Rebecca of Church Street, Countesthorpe, Leicester. Commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France
Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre
Pointe de Saint-Mathieu
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This building, recently restored, was for the last twelve years of his life the residence of Dom Michel Le Nobletz 1 . Born in Plouguerneau in 1577, this priest who lived through the wars of religion in his youth died here in 1652 2 .
After studying theology at the Sorbonne, Dom Michel set himself the goal of evangelizing the Leonardo population in his own way. Working successively in Plouguerneau, Morlaix, Quimper, Sein, Molène, Ouessant and Batz, he remained 25 years in Douarnenez before settling in Le Conquet.
His ardor, his talents as a speaker, his ardent desire for conviction and above all the method he used to catechize the people quickly made him known throughout Brittany. Faced with an often illiterate population, he had understood well before the twentieth century the power of persuasion of the images he used as supports for his sermons.
Reproductions of his “maps”, the taolennoù as he called them in Breton, appear on the walls of the chapel. The originals, traced on sheepskins, were easily transportable. On this map, drawn by Allain Lestobec, registrar of Le Conquet, the life of the population is represented from bottom to top: the rich on the right, the poor on the left. They all reach, on top, the end of their life, hell, purgatory or paradise. There are, however, bridges between the two groups. We will notice on the right the couple of newlyweds whose cart is driven by the devil himself, thus reflecting the dangers that marital life entails for the wealthiest. These drawings are valuable for the study of occupations and costumes of the 17th century . Fourteen of these taolennoù , classified as Historic Monuments, are kept at the bishopric of Quimper.
Always setting the example, uncompromising in his convictions, Dom Michel had made himself the ardent defender of the poor and slain wealth and luxury. In those times when the dignitaries of the Church were mainly from the nobility, it is easy to guess that his words which advocated asceticism, poverty and mercy did not please his hierarchy. It was not until 1888 that a process for beatification opened in his favor and 1913 for Pope Pius X to recognize his virtues.
The chapel is in the image of its boss: simple and sober. Its stained glass windows as well as the small statues which decorate it are of recent workmanship.
A beautiful Pietà from the 16th - 17th century period , in polychrome wood, with a pathetic expression, sits above the altar. It is for sure the star of the chapel. Recently restored by a professional workshop and firmly sealed in the wall, this unique work has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since December 24, 1990.
The chapel is in the image of its boss: simple and sober. Its stained glass windows as well as the small statues which decorate it are of recent workmanship. A beautiful Pietà from the 16th - 17th century period , in polychrome wood, with a pathetic expression, sits above the altar. It is for sure the star of the chapel. Recently restored by a professional workshop and firmly sealed in the wall, this unique work has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since December 24, 1990.
A very strong storm having forced several ships to take refuge in the bay of Blancs Sablons on February 2, 1873, six of them had been thrown on the rocks where they had crashed. They were three schooners, a brig, a tide hunter and the boat of a certain Captain Lemarchand. The latter, following a vow made to the Virgin, had to come here to deposit an ex-voto (the model of his ship?) accompanied by this explanatory board. We do not know the name and type of his boat because, unlike the other five, these do not appear on the decommissioning list.
As for the restoration of the building, it dates from 2013 and was made possible by the signing of an agreement between the Heritage Foundation, the municipality of Le Conquet and the association "Mignoned Dom Mikël Konk Leon" (Les Amis de Dom Michel du Conquet) who launched a subscription to the population.
An act of heritage solidarity that we would like to see imitated more generally when other types of buildings also deserve to be saved.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
The Bruno Dunes Band performing for Summer at the Starbottle at Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort in Baker County Oregon
Enjoying a little live music and some fresh wood fired pizza and grass fed burgers on the deck at Anthony Lakes Ski Resort along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway during the summer season. During the off season Anthony Lakes is quickly becoming famous as a world class mountain biking. for the not so adventurous there are numerous shorter and easier hiking trails along the banks of Anthony Lakes, and nearby Mud Lake as well. And with the Starbottle saloon open on weekends July through Labor Day, it's a great stop to just grab a bite and a brew and enjoy the view along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway
This Baker County owned ski resort is arguably the best-kept powder secret in the in Oregon. The Rock Garden chair lift serves twenty-one runs that drop over 900 vertical feet with over 40% of the resorts runs rated expert black diamond . The dry climate in Eastern Oregon, coupled with the 9,000-foot peaks of the Elkhorn Range result in a powder so dry the Anthony Lakes crew has to occasionally water it down around the lifts. Nestled in the Elkhorn Mountains with the highest base elevation of any Oregon Ski Area and an average annual snowfall of 300 inches, Anthony Lakes is powder heaven. If you like to take in the scenic views at a slower pace, you can cross-country ski or snowshoe on more than 30 km of groomed trails through the Anthony Lakes Basin and Elkhorn Range of the Blue Mountains. Want a little something different? A Cat-ski operator and full guide service leads adventure seekers into the backcountry bowls and chutes for a one of a kind powder experience.
Anthony Lakes is also the only ski area in Oregon to offer skiers the opportunity to “own the Mountain” for a day. The entire ski area can be leased for individual groups of up to 50 people on Mondays January through March for private ski parties and retreats.
For more information about Anthony Lakes Ski Area or other winter recreation opportunities in Baker County visit www.basecampbaker.com or become a fan at www.facebook.com/basecampbaker
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This building, recently restored, was for the last twelve years of his life the residence of Dom Michel Le Nobletz 1 . Born in Plouguerneau in 1577, this priest who lived through the wars of religion in his youth died here in 1652 2 .
After studying theology at the Sorbonne, Dom Michel set himself the goal of evangelizing the Leonardo population in his own way. Working successively in Plouguerneau, Morlaix, Quimper, Sein, Molène, Ouessant and Batz, he remained 25 years in Douarnenez before settling in Le Conquet.
His ardor, his talents as a speaker, his ardent desire for conviction and above all the method he used to catechize the people quickly made him known throughout Brittany. Faced with an often illiterate population, he had understood well before the twentieth century the power of persuasion of the images he used as supports for his sermons.
Reproductions of his “maps”, the taolennoù as he called them in Breton, appear on the walls of the chapel. The originals, traced on sheepskins, were easily transportable. On this map, drawn by Allain Lestobec, registrar of Le Conquet, the life of the population is represented from bottom to top: the rich on the right, the poor on the left. They all reach, on top, the end of their life, hell, purgatory or paradise. There are, however, bridges between the two groups. We will notice on the right the couple of newlyweds whose cart is driven by the devil himself, thus reflecting the dangers that marital life entails for the wealthiest. These drawings are valuable for the study of occupations and costumes of the 17th century . Fourteen of these taolennoù , classified as Historic Monuments, are kept at the bishopric of Quimper.
Always setting the example, uncompromising in his convictions, Dom Michel had made himself the ardent defender of the poor and slain wealth and luxury. In those times when the dignitaries of the Church were mainly from the nobility, it is easy to guess that his words which advocated asceticism, poverty and mercy did not please his hierarchy. It was not until 1888 that a process for beatification opened in his favor and 1913 for Pope Pius X to recognize his virtues.
The chapel is in the image of its boss: simple and sober. Its stained glass windows as well as the small statues which decorate it are of recent workmanship.
A beautiful Pietà from the 16th - 17th century period , in polychrome wood, with a pathetic expression, sits above the altar. It is for sure the star of the chapel. Recently restored by a professional workshop and firmly sealed in the wall, this unique work has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since December 24, 1990.
The chapel is in the image of its boss: simple and sober. Its stained glass windows as well as the small statues which decorate it are of recent workmanship. A beautiful Pietà from the 16th - 17th century period , in polychrome wood, with a pathetic expression, sits above the altar. It is for sure the star of the chapel. Recently restored by a professional workshop and firmly sealed in the wall, this unique work has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since December 24, 1990.
A very strong storm having forced several ships to take refuge in the bay of Blancs Sablons on February 2, 1873, six of them had been thrown on the rocks where they had crashed. They were three schooners, a brig, a tide hunter and the boat of a certain Captain Lemarchand. The latter, following a vow made to the Virgin, had to come here to deposit an ex-voto (the model of his ship?) accompanied by this explanatory board. We do not know the name and type of his boat because, unlike the other five, these do not appear on the decommissioning list.
As for the restoration of the building, it dates from 2013 and was made possible by the signing of an agreement between the Heritage Foundation, the municipality of Le Conquet and the association "Mignoned Dom Mikël Konk Leon" (Les Amis de Dom Michel du Conquet) who launched a subscription to the population.
An act of heritage solidarity that we would like to see imitated more generally when other types of buildings also deserve to be saved.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This is the westernmost point of mainland France. Full of history and memories, the lighthouse at Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a symbolic monument for all the sailors of Brittany.
Pointe Saint-Mathieu is a site rich with history, nature and heritage. This is a wonderful place for walks and sightseeing, with the GR34 walking trail nearby, as well as the Iroise Marine Park. There's also an abbey that dates back to the 16th Century, the abbey museum, the lighthouse, the National Memorial to sailors lost at sea, and the semaphore. The panoramic views are a great reward for climbing the 163 steps. This lighthouse has been lit since 1835. It is 37 metres high, and its white light flashes across the ocean every 15 seconds. With a range of 29 miles, it indicates the route that will take you into the narrows of Brest harbour. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and fully automated in 1996. The last lighthouse keeper left in 2006. The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse has been classed as a historical monument since November 2010.
This building, recently restored, was for the last twelve years of his life the residence of Dom Michel Le Nobletz 1 . Born in Plouguerneau in 1577, this priest who lived through the wars of religion in his youth died here in 1652 2 .
After studying theology at the Sorbonne, Dom Michel set himself the goal of evangelizing the Leonardo population in his own way. Working successively in Plouguerneau, Morlaix, Quimper, Sein, Molène, Ouessant and Batz, he remained 25 years in Douarnenez before settling in Le Conquet.
His ardor, his talents as a speaker, his ardent desire for conviction and above all the method he used to catechize the people quickly made him known throughout Brittany. Faced with an often illiterate population, he had understood well before the twentieth century the power of persuasion of the images he used as supports for his sermons.
Reproductions of his “maps”, the taolennoù as he called them in Breton, appear on the walls of the chapel. The originals, traced on sheepskins, were easily transportable. On this map, drawn by Allain Lestobec, registrar of Le Conquet, the life of the population is represented from bottom to top: the rich on the right, the poor on the left. They all reach, on top, the end of their life, hell, purgatory or paradise. There are, however, bridges between the two groups. We will notice on the right the couple of newlyweds whose cart is driven by the devil himself, thus reflecting the dangers that marital life entails for the wealthiest. These drawings are valuable for the study of occupations and costumes of the 17th century . Fourteen of these taolennoù , classified as Historic Monuments, are kept at the bishopric of Quimper.
Always setting the example, uncompromising in his convictions, Dom Michel had made himself the ardent defender of the poor and slain wealth and luxury. In those times when the dignitaries of the Church were mainly from the nobility, it is easy to guess that his words which advocated asceticism, poverty and mercy did not please his hierarchy. It was not until 1888 that a process for beatification opened in his favor and 1913 for Pope Pius X to recognize his virtues.
The chapel is in the image of its boss: simple and sober. Its stained glass windows as well as the small statues which decorate it are of recent workmanship.
A beautiful Pietà from the 16th - 17th century period , in polychrome wood, with a pathetic expression, sits above the altar. It is for sure the star of the chapel. Recently restored by a professional workshop and firmly sealed in the wall, this unique work has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since December 24, 1990.
The chapel is in the image of its boss: simple and sober. Its stained glass windows as well as the small statues which decorate it are of recent workmanship. A beautiful Pietà from the 16th - 17th century period , in polychrome wood, with a pathetic expression, sits above the altar. It is for sure the star of the chapel. Recently restored by a professional workshop and firmly sealed in the wall, this unique work has been listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since December 24, 1990.
A very strong storm having forced several ships to take refuge in the bay of Blancs Sablons on February 2, 1873, six of them had been thrown on the rocks where they had crashed. They were three schooners, a brig, a tide hunter and the boat of a certain Captain Lemarchand. The latter, following a vow made to the Virgin, had to come here to deposit an ex-voto (the model of his ship?) accompanied by this explanatory board. We do not know the name and type of his boat because, unlike the other five, these do not appear on the decommissioning list.
As for the restoration of the building, it dates from 2013 and was made possible by the signing of an agreement between the Heritage Foundation, the municipality of Le Conquet and the association "Mignoned Dom Mikël Konk Leon" (Les Amis de Dom Michel du Conquet) who launched a subscription to the population.
An act of heritage solidarity that we would like to see imitated more generally when other types of buildings also deserve to be saved.