Bonsecours, France - Le Bourdon (heavy bell)
Bonsecours, France - Le Bourdon (heavy bell) - The Big Leon is a drone, a big bell of over 6 tons melted in the workshops Drouot in Douai, in the North in 1892. It was originally to be placed in the steeple of the Basilica at Bonsecours, but was to heavy to be borne by the tower. It was therefore installed in front of the Basilica in a cage as can be seen on this postcard
Picture No
10529816
Media ID
45518822
Size
5381px x 3445px
(11.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
