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Cemetery revisit and a great surprise
A few weeks ago I had a wander around the cemetery in my village St Frichoux. I wanted to try and find the graves (or rather tombs) of the old house owners. Some names and dates. In France they generally have these great big stone and marble graves, several metres high, sometimes very ornate, marble…
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Original House Owner – Update
Another neck-breaking session in amongst the musty old tomes at the archives in Carcassonne today. The reading room is light, airy and really modern, yet behind THAT door (where only the staff get to go!) is probably another world altogether. It’s a really marvellous place – not the sort of building you would expect to house such a huge mass…
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Old Postcard of St Frichoux
Came upon this old postcard online of a general view of St Frichoux from the vineyards. It clearly shows the old house, which in those days had pride of place on top of the hill. Thanks to minervois-gen.org for the picture
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The Pilgrim’s House
It wasn’t that long ago that I was searching through endless websites and visiting many local villages to try and find a French house for my brother who was looking for a holiday home. By chance, I stumbled upon a grand old derelict family house that had been up for sale for 3 years, and although it wasn’t…