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Manoir-chapelle

Saint-Romain-sur-Cher, Loir-et-Cher, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures ; deux cheminées anciennes ; abside (cad. A 1190) : inscription par arrêté du 4 décembre 1987
Protection dates
1987/12/04 : inscrit MH
Type
manoir
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
Bas-Morlu
Commune
Saint-Romain-sur-Cher
Département
Loir-et-Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.33218, 1.37523
Mérimée reference
PA00098587

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1592 map "Topographia Aug. Turon Ducatus et confinium Gallia Cestica ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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En 1245, la chapelle du Bas-Morlu est cédée aux moines bénédictins. En 1485, l'évêque d'Orléans la cède à Richard du Mont, et l'édifice est alors transformé en manoir. Le corps de logis a été construit accolé à l'abside. Le mur de la nef a été surélevé pour créer un étage habitable. L'accès au bâtiment se fait par une tour polygonale qui a dû être ajoutée à la fin du 15e siècle et qui donne accès à l'étage. Le cul de four de l'abside conserve des peintures murales.

English translation

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In 1245, the chapel of Bas-Morlu is ceded to the Benedictine monks. In 1485, the bishop of Orléans cedes it to Richard du Mont, and the edifice is then transformed into a manor. The main body of the dwelling was constructed joined to the apse. The wall of the nave was raised to create a habitable storey. Access to the building is by a polygonal tower which must have been added at the end of the 15th century and which gives access to the storey. The apse's conch retains mural paintings.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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