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Brickmaker Monument

Brickmaker Monument

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    September 19, 2023

    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, Heurne, Zingem, Meilegem, Asper, Gavere, Semmerzake, Dikkelvenne, Vurste, Eke, Zevergem, ...

    During the reconstruction after the Second World War, a lot of brick was needed, which meant a last heyday for the mostly family businesses. Around 1960, the Scheldt clay had been baked out... and it could no longer compete with the larger, modern brick kilns, such as those found in the Boom region, among others.

    There are several extensive wells along the Scheldt. It is what the clay extraction of the brickworks has left behind.

    Source: blogging.be/vlaamseardennen/archief.php?ID=2666949

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      August 11, 2025

      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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        Location: Zwalm, Oudenaarde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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