Heidebloem Castle

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Le château en bref

Heidebloem Castle, located at Beatrijslaan 6 in Lier, is said to have been erected around 1800, after the sale of the possessions of the Abbey of Nazareth, on an estate surrounded by moats; an avenue linked it to the former abbey site, where a small castle of similar style, built at the same period, later fell into ruin. In the late classical style, the symmetrical main building has two storeys under pitched roofs, with corner projecting bays, a raised central bay beneath a pediment, and rendered façades; single-storey annexes once housed a coach house and a concierge's lodge. Between 1939 and 1942, works designed by the architect F. Flerackers extended the main building from five to seven bays. In the park, blue stone vases date from the second half of the 18th century; the former dovecote now serves as a chapel, and the former service buildings have been converted into dwellings. The castle has been listed as built heritage since 2019 and lies within the Petite Nète valley landscape, protected since 1993.