John Louis Petit

“ During a recent visit to the city of Rouen, and a fresh examination of the varied architectural remains existing in that part of Normandy, my attention was attracted to a little building of unusual character. It appeared to present a subject which might prove acceptable to those readers of the Archaeological Journal who take an interest in the adaptation of fictile work, as a means of producing architectural decorations ”

“ Each face is divided into two stages, the upper is panelled in brickwork; the lower has a plain surface. Both exhibit much variety in the colours of the bricks, and the patterns in which they are disposed ”