[Illustration: +THE GRANDE PLACE AND CHURCH OF ST. MARTIN+ _(Cliché LL.)_] The School proper (whose courses, which are well attended, include dyeing, spinning, weaving, etc.) and its annexes (museum and library) are installed in a fine building erected in 1889 from the plans of the architect, _F. Dutert_, who designed the Galerie des Machines in Paris. Built of dressed stone and brick, the three doorways lead to the library, museums (sculpture, paintings, art-history and textiles) and the public lecture-hall. The =central pediment= by Allar, represents Industry and Art. On the =pediments of the pavilions= are symbolized: The Arts _(by Lanson)_ and the Sciences _(by Hughes)_. The =frieze= _(by Laoust)_ represents, symbolically, the various branches of learning taught in the school. _At the station, take the Rue de l'Alma on the right, then turn to the left into the Rue de Tourcoing, which leads straight to =Tourcoing=._ [Illustration: THE GRANDE PLACE. GERMAN HEAVY ARTILLERY CROSSING THE SQUARE] TOURCOING _The Rue de Roubaix (continuation of the Rue de Tourcoing) is prolonged by the Rue Carnot, which leads to the Grande Place._ Here the tourist will find the =Church of St. Christopher=. [Illustration: +ST. CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH+ _(Cliché LL.)_] [Illustration: +THE DOOR-WAY+ _(Cliché LL.)_] [Illustration: THE GRANDE PLACE. GERMAN REVIEW IN THE GRANDE PLACE] The Church of St. Christopher The original church was erected in the 12th or 13th century, but was entirely rebuilt in 1860, in 15th century Gothic style. The body of brick and stone, with its various balustrades, graceful sculptured pinnacles, and richly decorated tracery windows, recalls the churches of that period, but it is evident from the aspect of the interior, where the decoration is less rich, that the church is modern. The spire above the tower is 17th century. To the N.W. of the church is the =Hôtel de Ville=, a modern, French Renaissance building, surmounted by a large dome. It contains a =library= of about 10,000 volumes, a =museum= of fine =paintings=, mostly modern _(Paul Chabas_, _David_, _Guardi_, _Harpignies_, _Peter Naefs_, _Henri Zo_, _Henri Zuber)_ and specimens of =old cloth-stuffs= of local manufacture. [Illustration: GERMAN MONUMENT IN TOURCOING CEMETERY.] CONTENTS PAGE Origin and chief historical events 2 How Lille fell in 1914 5 The Deliverance 9 The German occupation 11 The Case of the Four 16 The Execution of Léon Trulin 18 The Explosion of the "Dix-huit Ponts" 22 The Deportations 22