The tapestry over the altar is faded almost beyond recognition. The paintings all feature characters from the Bible, but all done up in Renaissance style – Pontius Pilate, for example, is shown with long, curly hair, a Renaissance dandy in a long red coat and riding boots as he famously washes his hands of his involvement in Christ’s trial.

The chapel is still consecrated, Monsieur Martin tells us, and is still used to celebrate a family mass once a year. (It would have to be standing-room only, though, and even then for not more than 15 people or so!) More modern family wedding photos stand on a table to one side, confirming the feeling that this is a house for living more than a historical show-piece.