From the 18th to the mid-20th century there was a flourishing brick-making industry in this region. The Scheldt clay was very suitable for this.
There were brickworks in Oudenaarde, Eine, …

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The statue is a tribute to the field brickworks that were once active in Meilegem. This artisanal industry was an important part of local economic life. The last brickworks closed in 1990, and the statue commemorates this tradition of hard, artisanal work.

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