The Mansion of Than, postcards and various photographs
Before the war
Than's mansion, West side. The mansion was destroyed in 1944
(details) Than's mansion, east side, with on the right the large cypress seen below after the war
After the war
(details) the new mansion painted by Martine Rocher
Than's mansion rebuilt in the farmhouse after the war
(details) Seen from a helicopter, 1995
The mansion of Than 1995
Than 1995
Domains of the mansion of Than: 2 walls to be saved along the Chasse au Fresne road; as a landscape
Another large cypress ( Lambert species) of the mansion of Than
(details) A large beech in the park, near the location where the three-centennial cypress was located, shot down by the storm
(details) Jean-Pierre Chedal in the park of the Than mansion, near an old cypress
details View of the park around 1980, after felling the great cypress and before the major reforestation that followed
The large cypress
This exceptional tree was 3.5m in diameter and about thirty meters high.
After its fall and cutting, its age could be estimated at 320 / 350 years.
Its roots had been weakened by the digging of a large shelter by the Germans, at the very foot of the tree, in 1944.
The great cypress, around 1970. We can see the first platform built by the Germans, about 10m high
The great cypress hit by a storm in 1977
The storm takes away the old cypress from the Poivre propertyRead the rewritten text
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On a Monday of a strong storm, Vierville beach was swept by the wind. The waves swept over the sand and the villas like the trees suffered violent gusts. In Mr. Poivre's property, near the church, an old cypress ended up giving way.
Mr. Cosby said he expected a tree to fall, without imagining that this cypress would fall so slowly. A stronger gust finally swept him away, projecting branches throughout the property. The uprooted tree ended up lying on the lawns, with bent or broken branches. His fall had lifted the clog of earth that supported his trunk; the journalist noted the apparent weakness of the roots compared to his size.
According to Mrs. Lemaître, the tree was about twelve meters in circumference and five meters in diameter. The cut gave it an origin dating back to 1610. It also recalled its use as an observatory by the Germans during the Second World War: the floors of this two-level installation had been scattered among the branches during the fall.
The newspaper thanked Mrs. Lemaître and Mr. and Mrs. Cosby for warning him, offering them a two-month subscription to share. The photographs and a second title, at the bottom of the montage, show the size of the felled tree.
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Images of the end of the Great Cypress in November 1977
GI rising in the large cypress by the wooden access ladder (June 1944)
Bois B7 - Than Manor Park- Part AH20 - 0.16 ha
Wooded Set n°B7 (classified in the POS 1995)
Location: in Than Park on part of plot AH 20, in semi-urbanized space
Size and general condition: it is a private park made up of different species sometimes ornamental, and with beautiful subjects. 0.16 ha are currently classified but the rest of the plot also has forests (about 0.97 ha)
Variety of species and vegetation strata The park is dominated by the wooded strata. The species present are: sycomore maple, linden, pine, holly, laurel, elberry, elberry, cherry...
Perception of wood in its environment: participates in the landscape integration of the church
Role in water protection: none
Ecological role: Ecological interest to preserve because aforesting can be used for bird nesting. Ecological corridor with other wooded areas nearby.
- This wooded area deserves a classification because of its landscape role and ecological interest.
Proposal to maintain the ranking with enlargement of the delimitation
B7 - Maintenance of the ranking with enlargement of the delimitation - Part AH20 - 1.13 ha
