Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Holidays, Mechelen 2014
…and lockhouse
Both buildings are the remains of a complex which at the end of the fifteenth century comprised seven water mills. Most were demolished after the water supply was cut off in 1907. The fulling of woolen cloth i.e. cleaning and thickening process, were carried out at the fulling mill.*
*Information from a sign board [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 9th 2014
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When in Belgium some things just have to be done
16 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2014
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In the shadow of St Rumbold’s Tower is a unique historical monument. ‘De Cellekens’ was originally a charitable institution which took in needy women without a family to care for them. The three wings form a U-shape around the magnificent enclosed garden. The convent building in the middle and left and right are little houses [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on May 7th 2014
16 Comments CherryPie on May 1st 2014
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It is my turn at Vision & Verb today. I share a brief overview of my recent holiday in Mechelen. If you have been following my journey you will probably know most of it already
But non the less I invite you to join me there…
4 Comments CherryPie on May 1st 2014
Building work by the Keldermans family of architects on this imposing Mechelen monument began in 1452. Times and circumstances changed and as a result the tower was never completed. But this did not prevent the 97-metre tower becoming the symbol of Mechelen and a UNESCO world heritage site. The city’s most important documents used to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2014
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6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 29th 2014
