Église Saint-Martin de Bailleval

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Saint Martin's Church is a parish Catholic church located in Bailleval, France. The village has been attested since the seventh century, and the present Romanesque church probably succeeds an older building. It is dedicated to Saint Martin de Tours.

Its oldest part is the second span of the choir, and dates back to the 1120s. It has one of the oldest warhead vaults in the department, and the exterior is also marked by its neat and unusual decoration. The first span of the choir dates from the 1140s, and is also vaulted with warheads from the beginning, but more sober outside.

The large un vaulted nave should not logically be anterior. We note the absence of a bell tower above the first span of the choir, contrary to the rule in the 12th and 13th centuries in the Beauvais: therefore there was to be a Romanesque bell tower at the location of the Gothic bell tower of the middle of the 13th century, preceded by a small nave at the location of the lower side also built in the 13th century, or some time later. The bell tower, of a majestic aspect because it can be seen entirely from the south, is one of the best examples of radiant bell towers in the region...