Romanesque in style, it stands out from the remainder of the building and extends over the whole breadth of the west front. Its tile-covered roof rests on a timber-work frame, whose beams appear to be 16th century. Two round-arched openings in the ends of the porch serve as entrances. The front is pierced with a number of round arcades. The central door giving access to the church is of a later date (16th or 17th century). The capitals of the arcadings are 12th century. Their curious decoration represents figures of men, animals, birds, scrolls, etc. The ruined tower and nave were likewise 12th century. The side-chapels, transept-crossing and choir were rebuilt in the 16th century. [Illustration: CAUROY CHURCH IN 1918] [Illustration: STREET IN CAUROY VILLAGE (_Seen from the Porch of the Church. To go from Cauroy to Cormicy, take this street opposite the Church._)] In the interior of the church, the wooden altar-screen over the high-altar dated from 1616. The painting which decorated its central panel, and the side woodwork of the choir were removed in 1888. The altar-screen (1547) of the southern side-chapel was composed of an assemblage of stone statues representing _The Virgin carrying Jesus, St. Roch, a pilgrim_, and _St. Stephen, a deacon, with the donor kneeling at his feet_. Under several of the houses in the village are subterranean passages, the most noteworthy being that under the old presbytery on the left of the church, to which access is gained by a stair of fifty-one steps. _Leave the village of Cauroy by the street (photo, p. 145) which opens up opposite the church._ _The road passes through clumps of_ devastated trees. _On the left side of the road is_ a cemetery, containing numerous well-organised shelters. _The village of_ =Cormicy= _is next reached._ =Cormicy= (_See Itinerary, p. 134._) _Turn to the right at the entrance to the village. On either side are_ tree-lined boulevards, which were made on the ancient ramparts. The trees have been cut to pieces by the shells. Cormicy was formerly a small fortified town with turret, gates, ramparts and moats, all of which have disappeared except one gate. The site was planted with trees, which surround practically the whole town. The town was destroyed in the time of Charles VI., during the Hundred Years' War. The present village suffered severely during the German bombardments, most of the houses being damaged. In June, 1916, only eighty-three inhabitants remained in their homes. [Illustration: CORMICY CHURCH IN 1914] The ancient =Church= was likewise badly damaged (_photos above and below_). While the tower, west front, and the two first bays of the nave are late 15th or early 16th century, the greater part of the nave is 11th or 12th century. The chevet and the transept-crossing are early 13th century, while the transept ends probably date from the middle of 12th century. [Illustration: CORMICY CHURCH IN 1918]