golden view

Belgium (F/D/L) - 2018


A trip through Belgium mainly, but also with short sidesteps to Germany, France and Luxembourg. We visited some abandoned industrial places, some historical sites, mines and so on. The journey will be described in reversed order, beginning in Calais and ending in Germany.

Fond-de-Gras - electro - 6

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Fond-de-Gras - 1

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This new series is about "Fond-de-Gras" a former transhipment station for iron ore in the Luxembourg municipality of Differdingen. Operation began in 1875. We visited in the evening, so we had the advantage of absolute loneliness. See minettpark.lu

Fond-de-Gras - loco shed - 8

Puits Saint-Charles - 1

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The headframe of the mine Puits St.Charles-1 in Petite-Roselle was in use until 1989. Now owned and reconstructed by local mining society.

Puits Saint-Charles - coal mining

Puits Saint-Charles - 2

Puits Saint-Charles - 3

Puits Saint-Charles - 4

evening decay

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Puits Saint-Charles - 5

mine shaft

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Another abandoned mine shaft between the villages Großrosseln and "Dorf im Warndt", near Petite Roselle. Unfortunately I couldn't find the name of the mine.

Carreau-Wendel - 1

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The abandoned coal pit Wendel-Vuillemin is now partly a museum.

Carreau-Wendel - 4

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rust and bricks.....

Carreau-Wendel - 5

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red and blue.....

there's a hole in the wagon

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Carreau-Wendel - 9

stabled

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Carreau-Wendel - 10

Carreau-Wendel - 7

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old mine shaft Wendel-3

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