La marquise et le tennis

In French, a "marquise" is either a marchioness or a glass canopy. This is the latter one that we will now see.

Based on the stamps or dates at the back, we can be sure that for a limited time, there was a massive glass canopy that was added on the West façade on top of the main stairs. It was there in 1925, and I don't know when it was removed.

You can see that probably both pictures were taken on the same day, with the proud owner on top of the mainstairs, but I can't say if we see a man or a woman posing.


Below, an interesting view of the Eastern side, showing the tennis court that graced the garden with its presence for a while. My grand-mother told me that they finally decided to destroy it and make a new one further in the park (the platform is still visible today) because the players and balls were too noisy!

Also you can see the that the strange third chimney on the right has been removed and replaced by a simple stovepipe. Even that pipe has since been removed