History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht
Rue des Mégissiers
In Dutch: Zeemtouwersstraat
Rue des Mégissiers, in Anderlecht, has 44 buildings on the Atlas map, for 49 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 82% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18790
- 1880 – 191336
- 1914 – 19448
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 21: 1912.
Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.
Where its name comes from
- Kind of name
- Descriptive name
- Theme
- Economic life
- Named in
- 1875
Le mégissier est un ouvrier qui tanne le cuir afin de créer des chaussures et des gants. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.