The Bouchoms House

The industrial buildings on the same bank of the Vesdre but on the other side of the bridge are the former Bouchoms factories. They were built in the 19th century on the foundations of the old "Pilate" mills, which date back to the 17th century. At that time, the mills used water from the Vesdre to drive wheels that provided the energy for the process. The current buildings underwent several modifications and had several destinations: cloth factory, dyeing factory, corroierie, place of treatment of wool waste, warehouse, before being reallocated to shelter 30 social flats, in what is renamed today "Guillaume Lekeu residence".