The complex of the military slaughterhouse was built in the typical Dutch style, as several other buildings in the camp. In the course of the years, the complex was developed. Before the war it consisted of two buildings: the actual slaughterhouse, built in 1850, and a pig farm, built in 1913. The…
The service berths, originally named as the Service de Couchage en Literie, had its base complex along the Hechtelsesteenweg. The basic infrastructure consisted of an L-shaped building containing the central depot and workshops and two buildings on the street side of the Hechtelsesteenweg for the administration. The complex was built in the…
What is good or even perfect is often accepted as normal and natural. So it is with us ‘Kamps’ (= from Leopoldsburg) tap water : perfect and ‘home made’.As we head towards Hechtel and drive straight through the training area, who is looking then at the Water Tower on the…
Already in 1837 a large icehouse of 80 m³ was constructed in the Royal Park . In the winter the ice was collected from marshes in the vicinity of the Camp. It was kept in the icehouse and was used by the military hospital to treat swellings or reduce fever, and in…
The building of the military butchery was built in the period 1850-1855. It has an elongated shape and is built in Frisian–Dutch style. The striking white façade with several arches was preserved until today. Have a look at the old postcards too
The construction of the military bakery lasted from 1849 to 1852. The building is symmetrically constructed with a clear span. Against the central element with two floors were in east and west two rooms positioned. Each element had a gable roof which got simple decorative elements. On the long side…
Official residence from 1879 of the responsible of logistics in the camp. Remarkably jutting porch over the two floors of the building and two small dormers. The building still exists and was recently renovated. Check out the old postcards too
At 4 RCI we found a plan showing that there is no sign of the quarters in 1912. (At least not the main building).). Mrs. Daelemans, born in 1929, grew up in front of the quarters and recalls the building from its early existence (probably built in 1931). Everyone agrees that the first users were…
Already in 1835 a wooden pavilion was erected for the Minister of War, which was replaced in 1886 by a building in brick. Typically is the central access with advanced neoclassical pediment supported by four Doric columns. Later this pavilion had the function of garrison club for officers for many years…
