Eglise Saint-Luc d'Houldizy
Closed to the public
The Saint-Luc church, located in the centre of the village, has a choir dating from the 16th century. In 1843, the nave was enlarged by the addition of side aisles, work carried out by Jean-Louis Nonnon, a carpenter in Renwez. In 1854, the architect Delerue proposed to destroy the Romanesque bell tower to rebuild one at the ridge of the nave, with the installation of the bell in 1862. In 1869, the sacristy was built under the direction of the road agent Druart and the mason Jules Drouart. The church also served as a military hospital during the Second World War.
The church has an elongated plan and is oriented to the north-east. The three-aisled nave comprises four bays, with an organ loft in the first bay and a spiral staircase in the north-west corner. The choir consists of two straight bays and a three-sided apse, with a sacristy attached to the south side and a storage room on the north side. The bell tower, made of timber, is located at the ridge of the nave, on the west side. The building is constructed of limestone rubble and Dom-le-Mesnil-type cut stone. The interior walls are rendered, and the floor is paved with limestone.
The church is of a single level, with semicircular bays in the nave and pointed arches in the choir. The nave is divided into three aisles by Ionic columns. The central aisle is covered with a pointed barrel vault, and the side aisles are ceilinged. The choir is vaulted with seven-quarter ribs in the apse. The roofs are of slate, with long-span roofs for the nave and the choir, a hip for the apse, long-span and hip roofs for the sacristies, and a polygonal spire on the bell tower.
The church has an elongated plan and is oriented to the north-east. The three-aisled nave comprises four bays, with an organ loft in the first bay and a spiral staircase in the north-west corner. The choir consists of two straight bays and a three-sided apse, with a sacristy attached to the south side and a storage room on the north side. The bell tower, made of timber, is located at the ridge of the nave, on the west side. The building is constructed of limestone rubble and Dom-le-Mesnil-type cut stone. The interior walls are rendered, and the floor is paved with limestone.
The church is of a single level, with semicircular bays in the nave and pointed arches in the choir. The nave is divided into three aisles by Ionic columns. The central aisle is covered with a pointed barrel vault, and the side aisles are ceilinged. The choir is vaulted with seven-quarter ribs in the apse. The roofs are of slate, with long-span roofs for the nave and the choir, a hip for the apse, long-span and hip roofs for the sacristies, and a polygonal spire on the bell tower.
