Current pillory is not that old. On November 10, 2017, a reconstruction was inaugurated. The original remains were used for this. The lion statue was recreated after the original that was originally on it.

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Willem VS

April 4, 2021

There used to be a pillory on the market. The public was free to throw all sorts of things at the person who literally “was standing in front of a post”.
People were denounced for, among other things, blasphemy, backbiting, cheating, theft, adultery, vagabondage, ...
The pillory of Sint-Lievens-Houtem is said to have been erected in the first half of the 16th century with the permission of Charles V. It was a plinth, with an angular post with 8 sides, topped by a gilded lion holding a shield. The former inn "Au Lion d'Or" (which was located at the current house numbers 8 + 10) was named after this lion.
called. Today, the café De Gouden Leeuw is a reminder of this.
The pole disappeared from the square during the improvement works of 1910.

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