Despite its impressive dimensions (130m2 on the ground), the house at the Grand Pignon is not the largest of all those known so far in Poilvache. The one presented here seems to have had an area of almost 220m2 on the ground floor. It also benefited from a careful construction technique where stone was massively used, judging by the remains of the masonry. At present, these are still largely hidden under layers of destruction. It is not excluded that the entire ground floor was made of stone and the upper floor of half-timbered construction. Likewise, the presence of a basement (cellar or cistern) is possible but can only be proven following excavations.
The almost total destruction of the building is explained by the damage probably suffered during the siege of 1430 (fire in particular), by the degradation linked to the definitive abandonment of the site since 1433 and also by the phenomenon of recovery of materials which took place. followed (blocks, wood and metal).
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