Continued progress at Frischermont

I've been working quite hard to establish possibly the least well known farm complex at Waterloo, the farm of Frischermont.  The building is off the Siborne model and was destroyed in the 1960s.  The evidence is therefore circumstantial

This engraving is a little fanciful in so far as you cannot see the Lion's Mound from this view, but the general lay out is supported by the only known photograph of the farm below.

This picture 

Showing the building as depicted in the photograph below

The tower

This picture shows a dwelling to the left of the farm complex.  This is confusing: does it show something built after the battle or is it an attempt to show the dwelling which would otherwise be hidden by the farm buildings to its front?

This photo is exceptionally useful

The tower does not appear in the photograph but the buildings to its left tie up.

This dwelling was constructed in the late 19th Century and is irrelevant to the 1815 plan.  The round well looks original.

Useful detail on the Eastern side of the farm.  The ornate roof window looks late 19th Century.

This map shows how Frischermont sits in relation to the Samhain hamlet, La Haye farm and Papelotte

The dwelling on the North side

The whole farm

Comparative Map Analysis

A useful way to study this part of the battle is to look at different maps from various eras, starting with Ferraris and moving to the 20th Century.

First of all some comparisons of the wider area of Smohain:

Ferraris Map

A second version of the Ferraris map (the first being Flemish, the second Walloon).

1846 map

1873

1939

1971 aerial photograph after Frischermont was destroyed.

And then the detail around Frischermont:

Ferraris Walloon, showing a chapel or shrine

Ferraris Flanders

Cadastral map 1840 - this is the most useful.  The out building at 35 is noted; is it the chapel?

1846

1873. The tower has gone and the more modern mansion has been built

1904. The blue circle must be the well.

1939

1971

Frischermont Update

Work is proceeding at speed on the Frischermont Farm complex.

Here are a few pictures:

The tower

 

East building

The round well is the only part of the complex that survives. The eastern building is behind

West barn

South barn, with tower at the southeast corner

View from East looking West

Plan

Mont St Jean to La Haye Sainte

 Taking advantage of the dry weather and with the help of a visitor, we took the parts of the model from Mont St Jean down to La Haye Sainte outside for some spring sunshine.

It is physically demanding work and would have been impossible on my own to move each section when inside its box.

Looking north from the orchard with French caissons on the road

Wellington's staff with Rogers's Company in front

Inniskillings, Glosters, Camerons and Cambridgeshires in square

Mont St Jean looking south.  Each section has its own box lid, one of which you can see in the background.

Colonel Barnard's cottage in the middle distance

The sandpit

Looking north

La Haye Sainte with French horse artillery in the foreground

French Battalion column with skirmishers in front

95th line the hedge

looking south.  

La Haye Sainte

Rocket Troop (which was dual equipped with their rockets and guns)

French prisoners

British artillery wagons by Liam

In separate work, my father has made some great progress with Frischermont.  Here are a couple of shots:

He has done a great job on the tower

I've previously published the tentative evidence for what Frischermont looked like.  I think this is going to turn out very well indeed.