Construction of the Orval mansion 1611 (≈ 1611)
Former justice of initial peace.
1908
Fondation de la Brewery Méans Camerlynck
Fondation de la Brewery Méans Camerlynck 1908 (≈ 1908)
Processing into an industrial site.
1920-1957
Activity under Fournier Camerlynck
Activity under Fournier Camerlynck 1920-1957 (≈ 1939)
Beer production up to 4000 hl.
1951
Additional Inventory
Additional Inventory 1951 (≈ 1951)
Protection of facades and roofs.
1962
Permanent closure of the site
Permanent closure of the site 1962 (≈ 1962)
End of industrial use.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and roofing: inscription by decree of 11 January 1951
Key figures
Famille Méens Camerlynck - Founders of the brewery
Owners around 1908.
Famille Fournier Camerlynck - Brewery operators
Leaders from 1920 to 1957.
Origin and history
The Old Peace Justice House of Zegerscappel is a 17th-century building, originally a mansion named from Orval built in 1611. This building, partially listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments since 1951, was also used as a employer's dwelling. Its architecture combines an elevated ground floor with Flemish roof tiles for the manufacturing workshop, and a square floor with slate polygonal roof for the residential part.
Around 1908, the site was converted into a Brewery Means Camerlynck, also known as Brewery of Hope. The brewer's dwelling occupies the former mansion. In the 1920s, the company took the name Fournier Camerlynck and produced up to 4,000 hectolitres of beer in 1946, employing four people. The brewery ceased its activity in 1957, then became a beverage depot until 1962, before being permanently disused.
The building illustrates the transition between an ancient judicial use (peace court) and a modern industrial vocation (brasserie), typical of heritage conversions in the Hauts-de-France. The facades and roofs, protected since 1951, bear witness to this dual history, mixing seigneurial heritage and working memory.
