Belfry of work
A belfry of work is a Cheminée of Usine.
Origin
In the area of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the inheritance is rich of Beffroi S.An association roubaisienne the Withdrawal of case and the general advice of North want to honor the vestiges with the industrial history of the area by the presence of Cheminée S in brick S the such Beffroi S.
The chimneys are reference marks; identity symbols and evoke places of industrial stories; productions; of inventiveness and pains too.
Following the disindustrialization of the area a phase of destruction of the chimneys of Usine of the beginning XXe century had course as the phase of destruction of the Chevalet S of mine S. a third of the brick chimneys thus disappeared in 30 years.
The general advice of North launched a Recensement of these belfries of work, 28 subistent in the Dunkerquois, 21 in the Valenciennois and the Avesnois. End 2008 will mark the end of this census
List belfries of work
- Mortagne-of-North Usine of refractory bricks height 30 meters
- textile Fourmies Usine Prouvost-Masurel
- Bailleul (Northern) mechanical Usine Weaving Hié founded into 1862 Height 20 measure (last chimney of a city which counted forty it.
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