Saint-Julien Church at the beginning of the 20th century

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

Reference
- GB 237 Coll-164/45
Dates of Creation
- 1903
Physical Description
- 1 postcard
  88mm x 138mm

Scope and Content

Inscription on the picture: 'Caen. - L'Eglise Saint Julien - LL. (Caen - Saint-Julien Church - LL.) A sticker representing a heart encircled by a thorn crown and crowned by a cross in flames on a French flag has been added to the postcard.

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Photographs of War-Devastated CaenColl-164

Saint-Gilles Church near the Place Reine Mathilde and Rue des Chanoines before bombing, with Saint-Pierre Church and Abbaye-aux-Hommes in backgroundColl-164/1

Aerial view of Caen before the bombings, with Abbayes aux Hommes in the backgroundColl-164/2

Aerial view of Saint-Sauveur neighbourhood after the bombingsColl-164/3

Aerial view toward Saint-Pierre neighbourhood after the bombingsColl-164/4

Aerial view of Saint-Sauveur and Notre-Dame neighbourhoods after the bombingsColl-164/5

Aerial view toward the Abbayes-aux-Dames after the bombingsColl-164/6

Aerial view of the Singer neighbourhood after the bombingsColl-164/7

Aerial view of Saint-Jean street towards Vaucelles neighbourhood after the bombingsColl-164/8

Aerial view toward the Grand Cours after the bombingsColl-164/9

Aerial view toward the Orne river after the bombingsColl-164/10

View of Saint-Pierre Church from an adjacent streetColl-164/11

Chevet of Saint-Pierre Church before the bombingsColl-164/12

East side of Saint-Pierre Church before the bombingsColl-164/13

View of Church Saint-Pierre from a street in ruinColl-164/14

East side of Saint-Pierre Church in ruin after the bombingsColl-164/15

Close-up of a building in ruins after the bombingsColl-164/16

Apse of Saint-Pierre Church before the bombingsColl-164/17

Two half-timbered houses from the 15th century on Rue Saint-Pierre, almost intact amid the ruinsColl-164/18

Saint-Pierre Church before the bombingsColl-164/19

Ruins of Saint-Pierre Church and surrounding areaColl-164/20

Square Saint-Pierre and Church Saint-Pierre in ruinsColl-164/21

View of Saint-Pierre Church from the top of the Rue Saint-Jean, before the bombingsColl-164/22

Saint-Jean Church in the Rue Saint-Jean, before the bombingsColl-164/23

Inside of Saint-Jean ChurchColl-164/24

Saint-Jean Church amid the ruins of the Rue Saint-JeanColl-164/25

Saint-Jean Church after the bombingsColl-164/26

Devastated urban area in Caen, unidentified locationColl-164/27

Rue Saint-Jean before it was completely destroyed by the bombingsColl-164/28

Rue Saint-Jean and Saint-Jean Church after the bombingsColl-164/29

Saint-Jean Church amid the ruins of the Rue Saint-JeanColl-164/30

View of Saint-Jean Church after the bombings from the Rue des CarmesColl-164/31

Ruins of the Hôtel d'Escoville on Saint-Pierre SquareColl-164/32

Façade of the Hôtel d'Escoville after the bombingsColl-164/33

Façade in the inner courtyard of the Hôtel d'Escoville before the bombingsColl-164/34

Rue Montoir-Poissenerie in ruinsColl-164/35

Saint-Gilles Church before the bombingsColl-164/36

Ruins of the Couvent de la CharitéColl-164/37

Urban area in ruins with a church tower in the background - possibly Saint-Pierre ChurchColl-164/38

View of Caen Castle before the bombings probably taken from Saint-Pierre ChurchColl-164/39

Ruins of the central building inside Caen Castle courtyardColl-164/40

Place Maréchal Foch looking towards Rue du 11 Novembre before the bombingsColl-164/41

Place Maréchal Foch looking towards Rue du 11 Novembre after the bombingsColl-164/42

Old Saint-Etienne Church before the bombingsColl-164/43

Old Saint-Etienne Church damaged by the bombingsColl-164/44

Saint-Julien Church at the beginning of the 20th centuryColl-164/45

Maison des Quatrans (Quatrans House) before the bombingsColl-164/46

Interior of a car hangar damaged by the bombingsColl-164/47

Ruins of Saint-Julien Church after the bombingsColl-164/48

Ruins of the City Hall of Caen after the bombingsColl-164/49

Apse of Saint-Pierre Church after the bombingsColl-164/50

Place Saint-Pierre and its surrounding area in ruins, after the bombingsColl-164/51

Rue Saint-Jean and its surrounding area in ruins, after the bombingsColl-164/52

Ruins of Rue d'Auge at the level of Rue du Général Decaen, after the bombingsColl-164/53

Rue du 11 Novembre in ruins after the bombingsColl-164/54

View of the River Orne and the Hamelin Barracks taken from the BarrageColl-164/55

Ruins of Rue Saint-Pierre at the level of Rue HamonColl-164/56

View of the Prairie with the Abbaye-aux-Hommes in the distanceColl-164/57

Saint-Pierre Church and its surrounding in ruinsColl-164/58

Saint-Pierre Church and its surrounding in ruinsColl-164/59

Saint-Pierre and its surroundings in ruins, viewed from the southwest sideColl-164/60

Ruins surroundings Saint-Pierre ChurchColl-164/61

Place Maréchal Foch in ruinsColl-164/62

Some people and a truck in a unidentified street in ruinsColl-164/63

Inside court of the Hôtel d'Escoville, damaged by the bombingsColl-164/64

Inside court of the Hôtel d'Escoville, intact, before the bombingsColl-164/65

City Hall of Caen before the bombings, on the Place de la RépubliqueColl-164/66

Old Theatre, before it was completely destroyed by the bombingsColl-164/67

Façade of 'La Gloriette' Church, before the bombingsColl-164/68

Panorama of Caen before the war from the bank of the River OrneColl-164/69

Rue Saint-Jean and St Jean Church before it was destroyed by the bombingsColl-164/70

Maison des Quatrans (Quatrans House) and its surroundings before the bombingsColl-164/71

Saint-Jean Church surrounded by houses, before the bombingsColl-164/72

Unidentified street with two church towers in the background, before the bombingsColl-164/73

Saint-Pierre Church before the bombingsColl-164/74