Bois Du Lac Eco-Museum - Belgium
The Bois-du-lac site is an Exceptional Heritage Site of Wallonia and invites visitors to observe the daily
life and work of a miner and his family in the nineteenth century. The St Emmanuel mine was founded at
the beginning of the nineteenth century by the Bois-du-Lac Mining Company (which dated back to 1685) and its mine-shaft went down 558m below the surface. Near to the pit-head, the mining company built a model village for the miners and their families, including facilities linked to :
Food and Drink: a grocer's shop, a butcher's shop, a flour mill and a brewery
Healthcare: a hospital and an old people's home
Leisure: a village hall, a park with a pavillon and a playground
Education: a school and a library
Religion: St. Barbe's church
The village was run by a resident director.
Ecomusee du Bois Du Lac
Rue Saint Patrice, 2b
7110 Houdeng-Aimeries
(La Louviere)
Tel: +32(0)64 28 20 00
Email: info@ecomuseeboisduluc.be
Web: www.ecomusee-regional du centre.be
life and work of a miner and his family in the nineteenth century. The St Emmanuel mine was founded at
the beginning of the nineteenth century by the Bois-du-Lac Mining Company (which dated back to 1685) and its mine-shaft went down 558m below the surface. Near to the pit-head, the mining company built a model village for the miners and their families, including facilities linked to :
Food and Drink: a grocer's shop, a butcher's shop, a flour mill and a brewery
Healthcare: a hospital and an old people's home
Leisure: a village hall, a park with a pavillon and a playground
Education: a school and a library
Religion: St. Barbe's church
The village was run by a resident director.
Ecomusee du Bois Du Lac
Rue Saint Patrice, 2b
7110 Houdeng-Aimeries
(La Louviere)
Tel: +32(0)64 28 20 00
Email: info@ecomuseeboisduluc.be
Web: www.ecomusee-regional du centre.be
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