Nortkerque, FR

Church of Saint-Martin, Nortkerque

The Church of Saint-Martin dates from 1836. It has a rectangular plan for the nave and side aisles, and the sanctuary is narrower finishing with a three-sided chevet. Over the entrance, a mosaic can be seen, probably from the Abbey of Wisques. The church has many objects mainly from the 17th century, such as the retable, but there is also a 16th-century statue of Saint Martin and a bronze bell.

About this building

In 1934, at the request of Father Flandrin, a bell tower was built in the Arts Deco style, the work of Roger Poyé ( an avant-gardiste architect) copying the belfry of the Officiers Service Building in the Port of Calais, and which has since been destroyed.

For more information on this building visit https://openchurches.eu/en/churches/saint-martin-nortkerque-ndf

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Interior features
  • Atmosphere / quiet space
  • Churchyard

Visitors information

  • Car park at the building
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

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Church of Saint-Martin, Zutkerque

The Church of Saint Martin is in neo-Gothic style in Zutkerque. The materials used are bricks and limestone rubble. On the south face of the tower is indicated 1892, the date of one of the repairs of the bell tower. This massive tower is the oldest part of the church. It was finished in 1555.

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