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Contours of the Old Rectory

Contours of the Old Rectory

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Contours of the Old Rectory

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Location: Merksplas, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

February 9, 2023

Coffee with the pastor...

At this location, the contours give a good impression of the former spacious presbytery, a building with two floors. In addition to the indoor chapel, there were four rooms below and four rooms above, namely a living room, bedrooms, kitchen, back kitchen with moos, a wash house with pump, a baking house and a peat shed.

The Tithe Barn was also located within the ring moat. during the Middle Ages, the inhabitants paid only 10% taxes: the tenth part of the harvest was donated to Monsieur Pastor, a Father White of the Sint-Michielsabdij in Antwerp.
Later the tithe barn formed part of the leased farm, now it is a restaurant 'De Caron'.

A nice location where, with some imagination, you can go for coffee with Mr Pastor within the contours. The picnic bench is ready.

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: Merksplas, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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