Former Ardennes brewery

Former Ardennes brewery

The buildings, erected at the beginning of the 17th century near Place Ducale, were converted into a brewery at the beginning of the 20th century by Henri Masse, master brewer until 1936. At that time, the company housed a beer depot for the Coq Ardennais brewery. A workshop was added in the courtyard at the beginning of the 20th century. The business seems to have been limited to a depot from the 1960s onwards, and the site has now been converted to residential use.

Four buildings surround a square courtyard accessed via a porch beneath the main house. On the street side, the mansion combines ashlar and brick, while the courtyard façade is of limestone rubble. The former offices and workshop, built of rubble stone, have wooden frames covered in slate. The brewery includes three large cellars, and a small timber-framed and brick building, added later, adjoins the north wall.