nave. The 16th century porch before
the Romanesque gate was reopened en 1969. Photo by Alain Dermigny.
[Alain-065]

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124. Dragey. The tower base has a gate with a triangular arch from the
13th century. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-066]

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125. Dragey. The north wall of the nave (inside). The inner plaster of
the side walls was scraped by the villagers to show the opus spicatum
(fishbone masonry), at the request of abbot Pierre Danguy, pastor of
the church between 1954 and 1974. The opus spicatum--with lines of
schist plates arranged horizontally--attests the church was built in
the 11th century and early 12th century. The long bay with a deep splay
is from the 13th century. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-067]

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126. Dragey. The north wall of the nave (inside). Villagers patiently
scraped the plaster to show the opus spicatum (fishbone masonry), a
sign their church was early Romanesque. The inner plaster now only
covers the last top quarter of the walls, probably too hard to reach.
Photo by Claude Rayon. [Claude-37]

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127. Dragey. The north wall of the nave (inside). The large trefoil bay
is from the 13th century. A walled-up Romanesque bay with a deep splay
is on the right, with an arch formed by a row of small granite quoins.
This Romanesque bay is the only remaining original bay in the church.
Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-068]

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128. Dragey. The north wall of the nave (inside). As the only remaining
original bay, this walled-up Romanesque bay has a deep splay, with an
arch formed by a row of small granite quoins. Photo by Claude Rayon.
[Claude-36]

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129. Dragey. The church choir. The bays of the choir we guess on each
side were enlarged in the 15th century. The choir was previously quite
dark, with a feeble light coming from two small Romanesque bays. Photo
by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-069]

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130. Dragey. The old baptismal font supports a holy water font. Photo
by Claude Rayon. [Claude-38]

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131. Dragey. The stained glass window of one large twin bay in the
south wall of the nave. This window is an ex-voto recounting one of the
many drownings occurring in the region. On 5 May 1921, Harry Iselin,
the son of a family of landowners near Dragey, drowned with an American
friend, back from walking back from Mont Saint-Michel while crossing
its dang