The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A general view of the city of Albert situated on the River Ancre near its junction with the Somme. The city was severly damaged by artillery fire in early 1916 during the fighting between British and German forces. On the right is the great red brick church of Notre Dame-de-Brebieres, which was damaged in the shelling and from the broken tower of which the gilded statue of the Virgin and Child hung at right angles as if diving into the street far below.
The ruins of the Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert. The scene of the leaning Virgin, which was supposed by the French to foretell the end of the war if it fell. It collapsed during opera
Albert, France. c. 1916. The war damaged spire of the Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert topped by a statue of the leaning Madonna. (Donor British Official Photograph C403)
A French postcard depicting the red brick Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert, as it was before the war, and a portrait of Cardinal Godin. The Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres was damaged
Ruined basilique (church with special privileges from the Pope) at Albert on the River Somme, France. A view of the bomb-damaged church of Notre Dame de Brebieres, with the damaged virgin hanging on i
Albert, France. c. 1916. The war damaged Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert with the statue of the Madonna at a precarious angle on top of the steeple. (Donor British Official Photograph C9
The Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert photographed towards the end of 1916, after heavy artillery shelling.
