Murder in the Beguinage
An interactive discovery of the historical beguinage of Lier
Grachtkant - Pompstraat (Ditch Side - Pump Street)
[Next: The Benevolence of God or click any picture]
History
The left side of the Pump Street shows some typical beguine houses. To the right, the houses have been broken down and replaced by garden walls.
Houses number 4-7 of the Ditch Side Street were on the decline until a few years ago, but now restored in their old state.
Murder tip
The old man living in house number 6 opens the door as soon as you approach the place.
"Here", he says, "I can't help you with the murder, but one of your officers asked me to draw a plan of the beguinage. You're lucky, I copied it from one of my books, so it must be accurate".
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It's easy to see that this man can't have anything to do with the murder: he can't even walk without two crutches.