A vast industrial wasteland lost somewhere in Belgium, the Chaudronnerie ("boilermaking") du Coq will soon be a thing of the past.
Founded at the end of the 19th century, the metallurgical plant went through several assignments after it was first closed in the 1970's.
Thirty years later, the site is definitely abandoned. A few large concrete buildings and another, much older, brick buildings are left behind.
This is what we are going to visit on this beautiful sunny day.
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Chaudronnerie du Coq
At first glance, a place not really photogenic.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Always useful !
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Don't get impaled !
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
The obligatory forgotten chair.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
The first building is a large hall with many windows.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Light enters the workshop from all over.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
A beautiful scale hidden at the back of an office.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Beautiful aesthetics.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Across the wasteland is a building that looks identical to the first.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Attached to the second building, an older structure.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
The green toilets.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Almost hidden, a small shed from another age.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
At the back of the site, the oldest building.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
It’s old and it’s beautiful.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
The framework is made of wood. This is rare for an industrial building.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Overview of the wasteland.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
If we don't pay attention to it, we pass without seeing this beautiful gable.
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Chaudronnerie du Coq
Let us leave the Chaudronnerie du Coq in its solitude...
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