History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Memling

In Dutch: Memlingstraat

Rue Memling, in Anderlecht, has 29 buildings on the Atlas map, for 37 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 52% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 187915
  • 1880 – 191313
  • 1914 – 19441
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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
Commemorative name
Theme
Arts and culture
Named in
1866

Hans Memling (1435/1140 - 1494) est un peintre primitif flamand. Il est l'un des plus grands représentants de la peinture brugeoise du XVe siècle. (remark in French, as published)

Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.