Visit : Monument, Industrial Heritage

MECHANICAL CHARTERER FOR SHIPS

Address:
Rue Magritte
7860 LESSINES
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Tel.: +32 (0) 68 33 36 90
Fax: +32 (0) 68 33 36 90

In 1922, on the former freight quay Tacquenier, Carrières Unies built the mechanical charterer of ships, commonly called "el Truc à batchos" or simply the "Truc", which served to load up the ships with porphyry.

Visit type: Monument, Industrial Heritage

Comment:

Cannot be visited.
It is located along the RAVel 4, but you cannot enter.
You can get more information from the guides of the Tourist Office in the framework of the visits to the historical centre of Lessines and the porphyry quarries.

url : http://www.lessinesinfo.com/curiosite.htm